NOUN | phenomenon | blackbody radiation, black-body radiation | the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body |
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Meaning | The electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law. | |
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Synonym | black-body radiation | |
Broader | electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation | Radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge |
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