"radiation pressure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiation pressures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} radiation pressure (plural radiation pressures)
  1. (physics) The pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on an object on which it impinges, as a consequence of its momentum. Wikipedia link: radiation pressure Categories (topical): Light, Physics
    Sense id: en-radiation_pressure-en-noun-0HW6Vg2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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