blackbody
See also: black body
English
Alternative forms
- black body
Pronunciation
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Noun
blackbody (plural blackbodies)
- (physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
Coordinate terms
- graybody
Related terms
- black hole (blackhole)
Translations
an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it
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See also
- body in black