angle of reflection

American  

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

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angle of reflection British  

noun

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

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angle of reflection Scientific  

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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Etymology

Origin of angle of reflection

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

But need the angle of reflection be equal to the angle of incidence in any universe?

From Literature

It’s as though the work confesses frankly that to catch honest sight of a child requires an imaginary angle of reflection.

From New York Times

The law of reflection states that when a ray of light reflects off a surface, the angle of incidence or the angle of approach so to speak is equal to the angle of reflection.

From Golf Digest

Strictly speaking, the reflected beam has a wavelength longer than the angle of reflection and the spacing of the horizontal planes should allow according to Bragg's law, Vos says.

From Science Magazine

The first is called the angle of incidence, the other the angle of reflection; and these angles are always equal, if the bodies are perfectly elastic.

From Project Gutenberg