black body (n)
blackbody (n)
full radiator (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
examples 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
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Hypernym natural object
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Hyponym natural object

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