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Categories: Geometrical optics, Angle, Optics stubs

angle of incidence incidence angle glancing angle grazing angle illumination angle

The angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence WordNet 3.0

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The angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The angle of incidence, in geometric optics, is the angle between a ray incident on a surface and the line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence, called the normal. Wikipedia

Describing the approach of a ray to a surface Wikipedia Disambiguation

The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting. Wiktionary

Angle that a straight line makes with the normal of a surface. Wiktionary (translation)

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

angle of incidence, incidence angle

Wikipedia

angle of incidence (optics)

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angle of incidence

Wiktionary

angle of incidence

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glancing angle (optics), grazing angle (optics), illumination angle, Incidence angle (optics), normal incidence