Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackbody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: black-body
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none (it has a characteristic emission spectrum).

Etymology

From German, coined by German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff in 1860. By surface analysis, black + body.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

blackbodies (plural) black body (alternative)

Phrases

black hole body in black

Frequently Paired Words

black hole body in black graybody

Synonyms

black body full radiator

Questions

What does blackbody mean?: A theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none (it has a characteristic emission spectrum).
Where does blackbody come from?: It is traced to German.

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