black body

British

noun

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

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For Víctor Colivert, the most important thing now was staying by the side of his nephew's body, recovered from a building's wreckage and now in a black body bag.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Then he saw men wearing black body armor, some masked, and his heart sank.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2025

DNA samples were put separately in black body bags for documentation and further analysis.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024

A Reuters reporter at the crash site on Thursday morning saw men carrying away black body bags on stretchers.

From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023

Ajarry made a science of her own black body and accumulated observations.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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