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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

black body, blackbody / ˈblækˌbɒdɪ/

a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
Also called: full radiator

'black body' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Berkshire - Wien - color temperature - copperhead - cosmic background radiation - emissivity - full radiator - gray body - microwave background - pochard - redhead

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threw his body into a ditch<.The black cat sat><with the black cat sitting>

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