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black·bod·y  (blkbd)
n. pl. black·bod·ies
A theoretically perfect absorber of all incident radiation.
blackbody  (blkbd)
A theoretically perfect absorber and emitter of every frequency of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation emitted by a blackbody is a function only of its temperature.
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Noun1.blackbody - a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "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"
black body, full radiator
natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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