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radiative levitation
  بالاشد ِ تابشی  
bâlâšod tâbeši
Fr.: lévitation radiative  

A physical process occurring in → stellar atmospheres whereby → radiation pressure selectively pushes certain → chemical elements outward, leading to an atmospheric overabundance of such elements. See also → gravitational settling.

See also: → radiative; → levitation.