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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > physics > electricity and magnetism > electromagnetic radiation > thermal radiation
Preferred Term:

thermal radiation

Definition:
The electromagnetic radiation emitted by any substance as the result of the thermal excitation of its molecules. Thermal radiation ranges in wavelength from the longest infrared radiation to the shortest ultraviolet radiation.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
electromagnetic radiation
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/196154
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