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 substances

  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)