BLACKBODY
\blˈakbɒdi], \blˈakbɒdi], \b_l_ˈa_k_b_ɒ_d_i]\
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a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
By Princeton University
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a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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