Brewster's angle

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Etymology

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Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868).

Noun

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Brewster's angle (plural Brewster's angles)

  1. An angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.