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Dutch
Etymology
From hoogte (“height, altitude”) + zon (“Sun”), calque of German Höhensonne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.təˌzɔn/
- Hyphenation: hoog‧te‧zon
Noun
hoogtezon f (plural hoogtezonnen, diminutive hoogtezonnetje n)
- a lamp emitting light that contains a large dose of ultraviolet light, replicating the light of the Sun at high altitudes and used in medicine and sunbathing