Meanings
nounradiation pressure (plural radiation pressures)
plural radiation pressures
- natural sciencesThe pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on an object on which it impinges, as a consequence of its momentum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave
Similar
corpuscular-radiation pressure
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radiation pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiation%20pressure
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“radiation pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiation%20pressure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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