blackbody
blackbody · blackbodies
чёрное тело
schwarzer Körper
A theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all…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).
Meaning
1 sensesA 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).
schwarzer Körper
чёрное те́лоčórnoje télo
More definitions
- a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
Translations
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By meaning 1
an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it:
Origin
From German, coined by German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff in 1860. By surFrom German, coined by German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff in 1860. By surface analysis, black + body.
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Forms
plural: blackbodiesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it:black bodyfull radiator
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblack hole