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thermal radiation

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noun Thermodynamics.

electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.

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Origin of thermal radiation

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby thermal radiation

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