sunburn

noun

Inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.

transitive & intransitive verb

To affect or be affected with sunburn.

To discolor or scorch by the sun; tan: said especially of the skin or complexion.

To be discolored or tanned by the sun.

noun

A burning or scorching by the sun; especially, the tan occasioned by the exposure of the skin to the action of the sun’s rays.

noun

In botany, same as heliosis.

noun

The injury to the leaves or bark of plants produced by the hot sun causing excessive or too rapid evaporation of the water content of the cells, and thus killing the tissues, which become brown. The tips and margins of rapidly growing leaves and the cambium layer of the bark of young trees are most frequently affected. Also called sun-scald. Compare heliosis.

noun

The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.

transitive verb

To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.

noun

A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun‘s rays.