"Lambert's cosine law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after Johann Heinrich Lambert. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lambert's cosine law
  1. (optics) A law stating that the radiant intensity or luminous intensity observed from an ideal diffusely reflecting surface or ideal diffuse radiator is directly proportional to the cosine of the angle between the direction of the incident light and the surface normal. Wikipedia link: Johann Heinrich Lambert, Lambert's cosine law Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: cosine emission law, Lambert's law, Lambert's emission law Related terms: Lambertian
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