solar radiation
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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radiación solar
- The bay's broad shallow flats are a deep red color that effectively absorb solar radiation.
- incoming solar radiation
- absorb solar radiation
- absorption of solar radiation
And for many months and years, you would have a decrease in solar radiation.
- And for many months and years, you would have a decrease in solar radiation.
- But we do use the gold visors when we're going to be in the sun to protect our eyes from that solar radiation.
- And that's going to help kind of absorb some of that solar radiation, some of some of the sun's rays.
- What I'm saying is the solar radiation from the sun will help to radiate the leaves just enough to take care of the blight spores.
- And some of these changes are damaging, like you hit solar radiation just, you know, leaving different sort of mutations and fragments the DNA.
- And so most of the paper is devoted to working out whether solar radiation pressure could explain this acceleration in a moment.
Examples
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Without the tinted glass, the entire park would quickly heat up from solar radiation.
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Some plants may avoid damage from intense solar radiation by producing carotenoid pigments.
Academic text (1992) -
Anyone want to guess what the percentage of incident solar radiation that the moon reflects?
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Solar radiation reaches us in the form of light waves warming the Earth.
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Arrhenius was not the first to explore the relationship between atmospheric gases and solar radiation.
Academic text (1993) -
The balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation determines to a significant degree the Earth's climate.
Academic text (1994) -
Solar radiation heats the earth's crust, warm air rises, cold air descends.
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Solar radiation reaches us in the form of solar radiation warming the Earth.
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Solar radiation heats the earth's crust, warm air rises, cold air descends.
Synonyms
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4.5
Energy that comes out as rays or waves, like sunlight
235
1.0
The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day
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4.2
Waves of energy like radio, visible light, and X-rays that move through space
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5.0
Power that travels through space as light or radio waves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'solar' (pertaining to the Sun) and 'radiation' (energy emitted as rays or waves), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the Sun's emitted energy. This noun phrase follows a regular modifier+noun pattern found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Solar radiation comes from the simple image of the solar (the Sun) sending out radiation like rays that travel through space. So 'solar radiation' means the 'energy' or rays the Sun sends that reach the Earth.