total internal reflection
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total internal reflection
noun total internal reflections · total internal reflexion
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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.
Similar: complete internal reflection
- An instance of this phenomenon.
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title = {total internal reflection},
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