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- [blak-bod-ee]
- /ˈblækˈbɒd i/
- /blˈakbɒdi/
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- [blak-bod-ee]
- /ˈblækˈbɒd i/
Definitions of blackbody word
- noun blackbody a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it 3
- noun blackbody an ideal surface or body that can absorb completely all the radiation striking it 3
- noun blackbody A blackbody is a hypothetical object whose ability to radiate heat is perfect. 3
- noun plural blackbody a hypothetical body that absorbs without reflection all of the electromagnetic radiation incident on its surface. 1
- noun blackbody (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. 0
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Origin of blackbody
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
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Parts of speech for Blackbody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blackbody popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
blackbody usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with blackbody
- what is a blackbody?
- what is blackbody radiation?
- what is true of a blackbody?
- what is blackbody?
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