radiative transfer

noun

The transfer of radiation (energy) leaving one object and being absorbed by another.

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Meanings

nounradiative transfer (countable and uncountable, plural radiative transfers)

plural radiative transfers

  1. countableuncountableThe transfer of radiation (energy) leaving one object and being absorbed by another.
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