gray body

American  

noun

Physics.

1. any body that emits radiation at each wavelength in a constant ratio less than unity to that emitted by a black body at the same temperature.

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gray body

His sharp beak matched the black wingtips on his pearl gray body, and white, spectacle-like eye rings seemed to amplify his diligence.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

The unmanned aircraft, nearly six feet long with a cone-shaped nose and a shiny gray body, had all the external characteristics of a Russian military drone.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022

Partly because the matte gray body with blue accents looks like it maybe fell from a spaceship or was lifted from the set of Battlestar Galactica.

From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2014

Tourists and locals alike struck poses for cameras in front of the gray body of water that looked more like a large lake than a river, surrounded by some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2013

Behind him, Manny’s poor gray body stood, the throng haint within it heaving ragged breaths that burned through Sierra’s mind.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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