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Definition of Thermal emission
1. Noun. The emission of electrons from very hot substances.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermal Emission
Literary usage of Thermal emission
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor by Hermann Noordung, Ernest Stuhlinger, J. D. Hunley, Jennifer Garland (1995)
"As a result of a highly polished external surface, their cooling due to thermal
emission is prevented as much as possible. Additionally, a special lining of ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"... but at all events it will be conceded that experiments should be made comparing
the thermal emission from radium wholly surrounded with thick lead with ..."
3. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"142; the grid is at higher potential than the plate and so attracts most of the
electrons caused by the normal thermal emission from filament F. However, ..."
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