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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmittanz
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈmɪtants
"Die thermische Emittanz der Oberfläche wurde im Labor gemessen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The radiant flux emitted by a unit area of a source, or the ratio of the energy radiated by a material to that radiated by a blackbody at the same temperature.
"The thermal emittance of the spacecraft's coating was carefully measured to ensure temperature stability." - 2
In particle accelerator physics, a measure of the phase-space area occupied by a beam of charged particles.
"Maintaining a low beam emittance is crucial for achieving high luminosity in particle collisions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'emit', originating from the Latin 'emittere' (to send out, hurl, or let go), formed from 'ex-' (out) and 'mittere' (to send). The nominal suffix '-ance' was added in modern scientific contexts to denote the quality or state of emitting radiation or particles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Emittance" is said worldwide
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émittance
Transliteration: émitɑ̃s
"L'émittance thermique de ce matériau est très faible."
Emittanz
Transliteration: eˈmɪtants
"Die thermische Emittanz der Oberfläche wurde im Labor gemessen."
emittanza
Transliteration: emitˈtantsa
"L'emittanza del corpo nero serve come riferimento."
emitancia
Transliteration: emiˈtanθja
"La emitancia radiante depende de la temperatura del objeto."
emitância
Transliteration: emiˈtɐ̃sjɐ
"A emitância térmica do painel solar foi otimizada."
उत्सर्जन क्षमता
Transliteration: utsarjan kshamta
"सामग्री की तापीय उत्सर्जन क्षमता बहुत अधिक है।"
发射率
Transliteration: fā shè lǜ
"这种材料的红外发射率非常低。"
방사율
Transliteration: bangsayul
"우주선의 표면 방사율을 정밀하게 측정했다."
射出度
Transliteration: shashutsudo
"物質の熱射出度は温度によって変化する。"
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