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angle of refraction
noun phrase
: the angle between a refracted ray and the normal drawn at the point of incidence to the interface at which refraction occurs
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The light hits at a larger and larger angle of incidence (θ1 approaches 90 degrees), but the angle of refraction hardly changes anymore.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1636, in the meaning defined above
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“Angle of refraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angle%20of%20refraction. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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angle of refraction
noun
: the angle between a refracted ray and the normal drawn at the point of incidence to the interface at which refraction occurs
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