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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Exposure to the rays of the sun
Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: solarisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exposure
noun
fumigation of soil by covering it with a plastic sheet and exposing it to the sun
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Whole or partial reversal of tone in a negative or photographic print, such that dark areas appear light or vice versa
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From solarize + -ation.
