"Brewster's angle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Brewster's angles [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868). Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Brewster's angle
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Inflected forms

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