Angle of incidence

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(thing) by Rollo (1.1 mon) (print) ? I like it! Thu Dec 14 2000 at 12:47:51

Ballistics: The angle between the trajectory of a projectile and the surface it hits. An AoI close to 90° reduces the risk of deflection.

(thing) by troyrock (1.4 y) (print) ? I like it! Fri Feb 14 2003 at 3:28:15

The angle from the normal at which light strikes a surface. Snell's law can be used to calculate at what angle light will bend at a change in index of refraction given the angle of incidence.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) I like it! Wed Mar 01 2006 at 14:25:35

Angle of incidence. (Aëronautics)

The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.

Renaissance is for sissies, real men wear armor	Laser Ranging Retroreflector experiment on the Moon	Optics	normal
Spy satellites can't read your license plate	network cable	Aoi	Self-reflexive poetry
angle	index of refraction	Snell's law	CEP
light	Phrases and Numbers	Lambert's Law	laser
angle of attack	X-ray diffraction	Tanks: A Brief History and Hunting Guide	retroreflective
Transverse flow effect	bremsstrahlung

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