Brewster's angle

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Brewster's angle [¦brü·stərz ¦aŋ·gəl]

(optics)

The angle of incidence of light reflected from a dielectric surface at which the reflectivity for light whose electrical vector is in the plane of incidence becomes zero; given by Brewster's law. Also known as polarizing angle.

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