blackbody en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From German, coined by German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff in 1860. By surface analysis, black + body.
Meanings
- 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackbodies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| black body | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
hi कृष्णिका (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · th วัตถุดำ (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · cmn 黑體 /黑体 (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · de schwarzer Körper (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · ja 黒体 (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · el μέλαν σώμα (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · hu fekete test (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · ru чёрное те́ло (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · es cuerpo negro (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · fi musta kappale (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · pl ciało doskonale czarne (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · sv svartkropp (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · fr corps noir (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) · ko 흑체 (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it)