angle of reflection
noun
Simple meaning
The angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæŋɡəˈlʌvɹəfˈlɛkʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
optics
The angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
optics
The angle between the perpendicular and a ray reflected from a surface
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
Used this way, angle of reflection is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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