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in·ci·dent
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event
A thing that happens, esp. one of importance. -
episode
An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation. -
glancing angle
the angle between a ray incident on a plane surface and the surface, as of a beam of electrons incident on a crystal; the complement of the angle of incidence. -
law of refraction
the principle that for a ray, radar pulse, or the like, that is incident on the interface of two media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocity of the ray in the first medium to the velocity in the second medium and the incident ray, refracted ray, and normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane. -
plane of incidence
a plane determined by a given ray, incident on a surface, and the normal at the point where the incident ray strikes the surface. -
white
of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.