thermal radiation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thermal radiation
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Their discoveries showed that black holes have entropy and can emit thermal radiation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Systems known as thermophotovoltaics generate electricity from heat by converting thermal radiation into usable power.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
They trap solar radiation, which is converted into thermal radiation on the Earth’s surface of which some is reradiated back into the atmosphere.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 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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