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- DictionarySnell's law/ˈsnɛlz lɔː/
noun
- 1. a law stating that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction of a wave are constant when it passes between two given media.
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Snell's law is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media, such as water, glass, or air. In optics, the law is used in ray tracing to compute the angles of incidence or refraction, and in experimental optics to find the refractive index of a mater... Wikipedia