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BLACK BODY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
Example:
a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium
Synonyms:
black body; blackbody; full radiator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("black body" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
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