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glancing angle

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noun

  1. the angle between a ray incident on a plane surface and the surface, as of a beam of electrons incident on a crystal; the complement of the angle of incidence.


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If you send a wave at this wall at a glancing angle, it will always bounce back from the wall.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2023

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