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radiative balance

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.

Noun

radiative balance (countable and uncountable, plural radiative balances)

  1. 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.

Forms of radiative balance

pluralradiative balances

Questions about radiative balance

What does radiative balance mean?
Radiative balance means 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.
What part of speech is radiative balance?
Radiative balance is a noun.
What is the plural of radiative balance?
The plural of radiative balance is radiative balances.

Words near radiative balance in the dictionary

  1. radiationless
  2. radiationlike
  3. radiationproof
  4. radiations
  5. radiative
  6. radiative balance
  7. radiative balances
  8. radiative forcing
  9. radiative forcings
  10. radiative recombination
  11. radiative recombinations

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