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Brewster's angle

Brewster's angle noun: an angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.

Noun

Brewster's angle (plural Brewster's angles)

  1. An angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.

Forms of Brewster's angle

pluralBrewster's angles

Origin of Brewster's angle

Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868).

Questions about Brewster's angle

What does Brewster's angle mean?
Brewster's angle means an angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.
What part of speech is Brewster's angle?
Brewster's angle is a noun.
What is the plural of Brewster's angle?
The plural of Brewster's angle is Brewster's angles.

Words near Brewster's angle in the dictionary

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