Blackboard-jungle
a school or school system characterized by lack of discipline and by juvenile delinquency.
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a hypothetical body that absorbs without reflection all of the electromagnetic radiation incident on its surface. blackbody (blāk’bŏd’ē) A theoretically perfect absorber and emitter of every frequency of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation emitted by a blackbody is a function only of its temperature.
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a book of names of people liable to censure or punishment. in someone’s black books, in disfavor with someone. noun a book containing the names of people to be punished, blacklisted, etc (informal) in someone’s black books, out of favour with someone A list of persons or things out of favor, as in Tom’s in […]
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