Meanings
nounblack body (plural black bodies)
plural black bodies
- alternativenatural sciencesAlternative form of blackbody.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
Similar
blackbodyfull radiator
Broader
natural object
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
black body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20body
MLA
“black body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20body.
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