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THERMAL EMISSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thermal emission mean? 

THERMAL EMISSION (noun)
  The noun THERMAL EMISSION has 1 sense:

1. the emission of electrons from very hot substancesplay

  Familiarity information: THERMAL EMISSION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THERMAL EMISSION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The emission of electrons from very hot substances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

thermal emission; thermionic emission

Hypernyms ("thermal emission" is a kind of...):

emission (the release of electrons from parent atoms)


 Context examples 


This asymmetric thermal emission gives Bennu a small but steady push, thus changing its orbit over time.

(NASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid, NASA)

When the researchers compared the geysers’ locations with low-resolution maps of thermal emission, it became apparent the greatest geyser activity coincided with the greatest thermal radiation.

(101 Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)



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