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angle of deviation

noun Optics.
  1. the angle equal to the difference between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction of a ray of light passing through the surface between one medium and another of different refractive index.
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Origin of angle of deviation

First recorded in 1825–35
Also called deviation.
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British Dictionary definitions for angle of deviation

angle of deviation

noun
  1. the angle between the direction of the refracted ray and the direction of the incident ray when a ray of light passes from one medium to another
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