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Total internal reflection
Meaning
Noun
●
In Optics:
A
phenomenon
where
light
,
instead of
passing
into a
medium
of a lower
refractive index
and
refracting
away
from the
normal
, is
completely
reflected
by the
boundary
between the two media because it
approaches
at an
angle
greater than
or
equal
to the
critical
angle
.
●
An
instance
of this phenomenon.
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Synonyms
Complete Internal Reflection
Total Internal Reflexion
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