angle of refraction

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angle of refraction

The angle formed by a refracted ray and a perpendicular to the refracting surface at the point of refraction.

angle of refraction

(Physics / General Physics) the angle that a refracted beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface between two media at the point of refraction

angle of refraction

The angle formed by the path of refracted light or other radiation and a line drawn perpendicular to the refracting surface at the point where the refraction occurred.

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angle of refraction - the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction

angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

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