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glancing angle

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glancing angle [′glans·iŋ ‚aŋ·gəl]
(physics)
The angle between a surface and a beam of particles or radiation incident upon it; it is the complement of the angle of incidence.


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Thus, the former experiences the tunnelling transmission while the latter experiences refractive transmission in a certain glancing angle region.
To be reflected, rather than absorbed, X rays must strike a mirror at a glancing angle, like a stone skipping across a pond.
 
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