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  • 61radiation scattering — The diversion of radiation (thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its original path as a result of interaction or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media between the source of the radiation (e.g …

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  • 62thermal — adj. Thermal is used with these nouns: ↑camera, ↑efficiency, ↑radiation, ↑sight, ↑spring, ↑transfer, ↑undershirt, ↑underwear, ↑vest …

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  • 63thermal X-rays — The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) X ray region, emitted by the debris of a nuclear weapon by virtue of its extremely high temperature …

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  • 64radiation view factor — the fraction of thermal energy leaving the surface of object 1 and reaching the surface of object 2, determined entirely from geometrical considerations. Stated in other words, it is the fraction of object 2 visible from the surface of object 1,… …

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  • 65thermal X-rays — /θɜməl ˈɛks reɪz/ (say thermuhl eks rayz) plural noun the electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft low energy, X ray region, emitted by extremely hot weapon debris …

  • 66thermal insulation — noun 1. : the process of insulating against transmission of heat 2. : material of relatively low heat conductivity used to shield a volume against loss or entrance of heat by radiation, convection, or conduction …

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  • 67Electromagnetic radiation — Electromagnetism Electricity · …

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  • 68Hawking radiation — is a thermal radiation with a black body spectrum predicted to be emitted by black holes due to quantum effects. It is named after the physicist Stephen Hawking, who provided a theoretical argument for its existence in 1974, and sometimes also… …

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  • 69Mobile phone radiation and health — A man speaking on a mobile telephone The effect of mobile phone radiation on human health is the subject of recent interest and study, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world (as of June 2009 …

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  • 70Cosmic microwave background radiation — CMB and Cosmic background radiation redirect here. For other uses see CMB (disambiguation) and Cosmic background (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …

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