Define the following.
14) Insolation
15) Epidemic
16) Primogeniture
17) Temperature
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14)Isolation;
Insolation is specifically applied to radiation which is arriving at earth's atmosphere first and then earth surface. ... Insolation is the solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface. It is measured by the amount of solar energy received per square centimetre per minute
15)Epidemic;
An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time.
For example, in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is consider.
16)Primogeniture;
Primogeniture (/praɪm-ə-/ also UK: /-oʊ-ˈdʒɛnɪtʃər/) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative.
17) Temperature;
Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold. It is the manifestation of thermal energy, present in all matter, which is the source of the occurrence of heat, a flow of energy, when a body is in contact with another that is colder or hotter. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. Wikipedia
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1. Insolation is the solar radiation onto some object. Specially, it is the measure of the solar energy that is incident on a specific area over a set period of time. Generally insolation is expressed in 2 ways.
2.A large number of persons or animals suffering from the dance disease at the same time.
3. The state or fact is being first born child in a family.
4. How hot or cold something is , known as temperature.