Noun: radiation pressure ,rey-dee'ey-shun 'pre-shu(r)
- The minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave
"Radiation pressure from sunlight contributes to the movement of comet tails away from the sun"; "corpuscular-radiation pressure from sunlight contributes to the movement of comet tails away from the sun";
- corpuscular-radiation pressure
Derived forms: radiation pressures
Type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
Encyclopedia: Radiation pressure