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 of angle of reflection
First recorded in 1630–40
Words nearby angle of reflection
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British Dictionary definitions for angle of reflection
angle of reflection
noun
the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the normal to a surface at the point of reflection
Scientific definitions for angle of reflection
angle of reflection
The angle formed by a ray or wave reflected from a surface and a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of reflection.