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Meaning of Snell's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
snɛlz lɔ

Definitions

the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of the refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium

uncountable

Equivalents

Français loi de Snell-Descartes de la réfraction

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Snellen Snellen chart Snellen test Sneller Snellgrove Snelling

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