angle of polarization
noun Optics.
See under Brewster's law.
Words nearby angle of polarization
angle of iris,
angle of jaw,
angle of lag,
angle of lead,
angle of pitch,
angle of polarization,
angle of reflection,
angle of refraction,
angle of repose,
angle of rib,
angle of roll
Definition for angle of polarization (2 of 2)
Brewster's law
noun Optics.
the law that light will receive maximum polarization from a reflecting surface when it is incident to the surface at an angle (angle of polarization or polarizing angle) having a tangent equal to the index of refraction of the surface.
Origin of Brewster's law
named after Sir David
Brewster (1781–1868), Scottish physicist