Meaning of heliosis | Babel Free
Definitions
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Sunstroke. uncountable, usually
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Sunburn. uncountable, usually
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Exposure to the sun. uncountable, usually
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Scorching of plants by the sun. uncountable, usually
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A sunroom or solarium of the Ancient Greeks. historical, uncountable, usually
Equivalents
Suomi
helioosi
Examples
“The Greeks had their helioses and the Romans their solaria; yet heliotherapy has as yet scarcely emerged from the most empiric of performances into the dignity of a scientifically justified or rationalized procedure.”
“The Greeks and Romans constructed in their homes special sun parlors (called helioses or thermae).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.