blackbody
a hypothetical body that absorbs without reflection all of the electromagnetic radiation incident on its surface and then, depending on temperature, emits its own thermal radiation.
Origin of blackbody
1- Also called perfect radiator.
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British Dictionary definitions for black body
physics a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it: Also called: full radiator
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Scientific definitions for blackbody
[ blăk′bŏd′ē ]
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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Cultural definitions for blackbody
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.
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