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• Specular reflection — is the perfect, mirror like reflection of light (or sometimes other kinds of wave) from a surface, in which light from a single incoming direction (a ray) is reflected into a single outgoing direction. Such behavior is described by the law of… …   Wikipedia

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• specular reflection — (in ultrasonics) the reflection of sound waves from the surface of an internal structure, which can be used to produce a picture of the surface as a sonogram (see ultrasonography). A specular reflection contrasts with vaguer diffuse echoes… …   Medical dictionary

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• Specular highlight — Specular highlights on a pair of spheres. A specular highlight is the bright spot of light that appears on shiny objects when illuminated (for example, see image at right). Specular highlights are important in 3D computer graphics, as they… …   Wikipedia

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• specular reflection — noun : reflection (as of light by a mirror) at a surface having irregularities small as compared with the wavelength of the incident radiation …   Useful english dictionary

• Diffuse reflection — For reflection of charged particles, see Scattering from rough surfaces. Diffuse and specular reflection from a glossy surface[1] Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light from a surface such that an incident ray is reflected at many …   Wikipedia