blackbody
black·body
noun \ˈblak-ˈbä-dē\Definition of BLACKBODY
: an ideal body or surface that completely absorbs all radiant energy falling upon it with no reflection and that radiates at all frequencies with a spectral energy distribution dependent on its absolute temperature
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