"radiation pressure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiation pressures [plural]
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  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
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