n. Physics the law that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction of a wave are constant when it passes between two given media.
[ W. Snell, Du. mathematician d. 1626 ]
n. Physics the law that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction of a wave are constant when it passes between two given media.
[ W. Snell, Du. mathematician d. 1626 ]
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