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angle of reflection

noun

, Physics.
  1. the angle that a ray of light or the like, reflected from a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of reflection. : aor

angle of reflection

noun

  1. the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the normal to a surface at the point of reflection

angle of reflection

  1. The angle formed by a ray or wave reflected from a surface and a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of reflection.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of angle of reflection1

First recorded in 1630–40

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