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solarisation

solarisation is the alternative spelling of solarization.

Meaning of solarization

Noun

solarization (countable and uncountable, plural solarizations)

  1. Exposure to the rays of the sun
  2. fumigation of soil by covering it with a plastic sheet and exposing it to the sun
  3. Whole or partial reversal of tone in a negative or photographic print, such that dark areas appear light or vice versa

Forms of solarisation

pluralsolarisations

Origin of solarisation

From solar + -isation.

Questions about solarisation

What is solarisation the alternative spelling of?
Solarisation is the alternative spelling of solarization.

Words near solarisation in the dictionary

  1. solarigraphic
  2. solarigraphy
  3. solarimeter
  4. solarimeters
  5. Solaris
  6. solarisation
  7. solarisations
  8. solarise
  9. solarised
  10. solarises
  11. solarising

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: solarisation (page history and authors); solarization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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