| angle of incidence |
The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (or ray) incident on a body and the local normal to that body (although this normal may not be well defined, as that for a cloud, eg). May also describe beams of particles in the broadest sense. Compare angle of arrival.
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| angle of refraction |
The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (or ray) refracted by an optically homogeneous body and the local normal to that body.
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| angle of reflection |
The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (or ray) reflected by a body and the local normal to that body (although this normal may not be well defined, as that for a cloud, eg). May also describe beams of particles in the broadest sense. See reflection.
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| angle |
the figure formed by two line segments meeting at a point; also refers to the space between such lines
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| angle of incidence |
The angle of the incident ray (the light ray approaching) to the normal.
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