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critical angle for total reflection

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  • Angle of total reflection — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • critical angle — least angle of incidence for total reflection (Optics) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • critical angle — 1. Optics. the minimum angle of incidence beyond which total internal reflection occurs for light traveling from a medium of higher to one of lower index of refraction; the angle of incidence for which refracted rays emerge tangent to the surface …   Universalium

  • critical angle — /ˌkrɪtɪkəl ˈæŋgəl/ (say .kritikuhl angguhl) noun 1. Optics the limiting angle of incidence for total internal reflection. 2. the angle of attack at which there is a sudden change in the airflow round an aerofoil with subsequent decrease in lift… …  

  • critical angle — crit′ical an′gle n. 1) opt the minimum angle of incidence beyond which total internal reflection occurs for light traveling from a medium of higher to one of lower index of refraction 2) aer. the angle of attack at which a sudden change in… …   From formal English to slang

  • Angle of reflection — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reflection — Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays, beams,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Total internal reflection — The larger the angle to the normal, the smaller is the fraction of light transmitted, until the angle when total internal reflection (blue line) occurs. (The color of the rays is to help distinguish the rays, and is not meant to indicate any… …   Wikipedia

  • total internal reflection — Optics. See total reflection. * * * Complete reflection of a ray of light in a medium such as water or glass, from the surrounding surfaces back into the medium. It occurs when the angle of incidence is greater than a certain limiting angle,… …   Universalium

  • Reflection (physics) — Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an between two different media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. Law of… …   Wikipedia

  • Angle of incidence — is a measure of deviation of something from straight on , for example: in the approach of a ray to a surface, or the angle at which the wing or horizontal tail of an airplane is installed on the fuselage, measured relative to the axis of the… …   Wikipedia

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