Blackbody

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA 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

Synonyms

full radiator black body graybody greybody color temperature photon sphere absorbtance boson star white hole hohlraum last photon orbit black hole star

Rhymes With

black body attack body back body lack body slack body

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