angle of refraction


noun Physics, Optics.

the angle between a refracted ray and a line drawn normal to the interface between two media at the point of refraction.

Origin of angle of refraction

First recorded in 1765–75

British Dictionary definitions for angle of refraction

angle of refraction

noun

the angle that a refracted beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface between two media at the point of refraction

Scientific definitions for angle of refraction

angle of refraction

The angle formed by the path of refracted light or other radiation and a line drawn perpendicular to the refracting surface at the point where the refraction occurred.