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total internal reflection

total internal reflection noun: a phenomenon where light, instead of passing into a medium of a lower refractive index and refracting away from the normal, is completely reflected by the boundary between the two media because it approaches at an angle greater than or equal to the critical angle.

total internal reflection: a phenomenon where light, instead of passing into a medium of a lower refractive index and...
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Noun

total internal reflection (countable and uncountable, plural total internal reflections)

  1. (uncountable) A phenomenon where light, instead of passing into a medium of a lower refractive index and refracting away from the normal, is completely reflected by the boundary between the two media because it approaches at an angle greater than or equal to the critical angle.
  2. (countable) An instance of this phenomenon.

total internal reflection meaning in Tamil

total internal reflection in Tamil

பூரண அகப் பிரதிபலிப்பு, முழு அக எதிரொளிப்பு, முழுவுட்டெறிப்பு

Synonyms of total internal reflection

Forms of total internal reflection

pluraltotal internal reflections
alternative formtotal internal reflexion

Questions about total internal reflection

What does total internal reflection mean?
Total internal reflection means a phenomenon where light, instead of passing into a medium of a lower refractive index and refracting away from the normal, is completely reflected by the boundary between the two media because it approaches at an angle greater than or equal to the critical angle.
What is total internal reflection in Tamil?
Total internal reflection in Tamil is பூரண அகப் பிரதிபலிப்பு, முழு அக எதிரொளிப்பு, முழுவுட்டெறிப்பு. See Total internal reflection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is total internal reflection?
Total internal reflection is a noun.
What is the plural of total internal reflection?
The plural of total internal reflection is total internal reflections.

Words near total internal reflection in the dictionary

  1. total functions
  2. total group
  3. total groups
  4. total hardness
  5. total hardnesses
  6. total internal reflection
  7. total internal reflections
  8. total internal reflexion
  9. total internal reflexions
  10. total loss
  11. total losses

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