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Angle of reflection

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angle of reflection

–noun Physics.
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.


Origin:
1630–40
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angle of reflection  
n.  The angle formed by a reflected ray and a perpendicular to the surface at the point of reflection.
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Main Entry: angle of reflection
Function: noun
: the angle between a reflected ray and the normal drawn at the point of incidence to a reflecting surface
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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