FULL RADIATOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it

Example:

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

Synonyms:

black body; blackbody; full radiator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("full radiator" is a kind of...):

natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

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