Brewster's angle

English

Etymology

Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868).

Noun

Brewster's angle (plural Brewster's angles)

  1. An angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.
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