Athermanous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Athermanous is an adjective meaning Not transmitting heat.
Meaning
Not transmitting heat.
Example Sentences
A closed hollow solid whose athermanous sides have the same temperature (thermodynamic equilibrium) , is filled with "black-body radiation“.
Substances which are transparent to visible light waves are not necessarily transparent to radiant heat waves. Thus glass is distinctly athermanous.
Substances which admit of radiation taking place through them are called Diathermanous. Those which do not allow heat to pass through them without becoming themselves hot are called Athermanous.
We see also why in an athermanous body an increase of thickness does not augment the radiation, —the reason being that, since it is already athermanous, this increase cannot possibly make it absorb more heat, and therefore cannot make it radiate more.
Antonyms for athermanous
Common opposites include diathermanous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adiathermal, intranscalent, nonconducting, athermic, nonthermionic, nonendothermic.
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