Angle of incidence: Difference between revisions

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The angle between the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic or acoustic wave (
or ray) incident on a body and the local normal to that body (although this normal may not be well defined, as that for a cloud, e.g.).
May also describe beams of particles in the broadest sense.
Compare angle of arrival.

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+The angle between the direction of propagation of an [[electromagnetic wave|electromagnetic]] or  [[acoustic wave]] (<br/>''or'' [[ray]]) incident on a body and the local normal to that body (although this normal  may not be well defined, as that for a [[cloud]], e.g.).<br/> May also describe beams of [[particles]] in the broadest sense. <br/>''Compare'' [[angle of arrival]].
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-<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]]) incident on a body and the local normal to that body (although this normal  may not be well defined, as that for a [[cloud]], e.g.).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">May also describe beams of [[particles]] in the broadest sense. <br/>''Compare'' [[angle of arrival]].</div><br/> </div>
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