[blak-bod-ee] 
| a hypothetical body that absorbs without reflection all of the electromagnetic radiation incident on its surface. |
An object that can absorb and send off radiation with complete efficiency — that is, it reflects (see reflection) none of the radiation that falls on it. The higher the object's temperature, the higher the frequency of the radiation it gives off.
| blackbody (blāk'bŏd'ē) Pronunciation Key
A theoretically perfect absorber and emitter of every frequency of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation emitted by a blackbody is a function only of its temperature. |
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