ANGLE OF DEVIATION


Meaning of ANGLE OF DEVIATION in English

Optics.

the angle equal to the difference between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction of a ray of light passing through the surface between one medium and another of different refractive index. Also called deviation .

[ 1825-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .