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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The angle between the direction of propagation of an [[electromagnetic]] or [[acoustic wave]] (<br/>''or'' [[ray]]) refracted by an [[optically homogeneous]] body and the local normal to that body.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The angle between the direction of propagation of an [[electromagnetic wave|electromagnetic]] or [[acoustic wave]] (<br/>''or'' [[ray]]) refracted by an [[optically homogeneous]] body and the local normal to that body.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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angle of refraction[edit | edit source]
The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (
or ray) refracted by an optically homogeneous body and the local normal to that body.
or ray) refracted by an optically homogeneous body and the local normal to that body.
