Wien's displacement law

proper noun

A law stating that the blackbody radiation curve for different temperatures will peak at different wavelengths that are inversely proportional to the temperature.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesA law stating that the blackbody radiation curve for different temperatures will peak at different wavelengths that are inversely proportional to the temperature.

Origin

Discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Wien.

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