Angle of incidence

Angle of incidence
Incidence In"ci*dence, n. [Cf. F. incidence.] [1913 Webster] 1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an occurrence. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. [1913 Webster]

In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]

3. The rate or ratio at which something occurs; as, the incidence of murder in Los Angeles; the incidence of cancer in men over 50. [PJC]

{Angle of incidence}, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle.

{Line of incidence}, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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