Associations to the word «Radiative»

Wiktionary

RADIATIVE, adjective. (physics) of, relating to, or occurring through radiation
RADIATIVE BALANCE, noun. The relationship between the amount of energy reaching an object (or a portion of it) and the amount leaving it. A good example of this is our Earth receiving energy from the sun, and giving off energy into the near future.
RADIATIVE FORCING, noun. The effect of greenhouse gases on the radiation of heat in the atmosphere
RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION, noun. (physics) the capture of a free electron by an atom and the subsequent emission of a photon having the same energy
RADIATIVE TRANSFER, noun. The transfer of radiation (energy) leaving one object and being absorbed by another.

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