ALL meanings of blackbody
black·bod·y
B b - 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