Snell's law

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Snell's law [snɛlz]

(Physics / General Physics) Physics the principle that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is constant when a light ray passes from one medium to another

[named after Willebrord Snell (1591-1626), Dutch physicist]

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