BLACKBODY

Noun

blackbody (plural blackbodies)

(physics) 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

Coordinate terms

• graybody

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters


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