thermal radiation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thermal radiation
First recorded in 1930–35
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Systems known as thermophotovoltaics generate electricity from heat by converting thermal radiation into usable power.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
However, under extremely high pressure, collisions between hydrogen molecules create temporary molecular interactions that can absorb and trap thermal radiation.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
In the 1970s Stephen Hawking showed that black holes emit thermal radiation, in the form of particles, because of quantum mechanical effects near the event horizon.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 30, 2022
All hot bodies emit light, and a universal principle known as Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation states that reciprocal materials in equilibrium must absorb and emit thermal radiation at the same rate.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2022
I knew if I got close enough to him, the intense thermal radiation he was emitting would scorch me.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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