BREWSTER'S LAW
\bɹˈuːstəz lˈɔː], \bɹˈuːstəz lˈɔː], \b_ɹ_ˈuː_s_t_ə_z l_ˈɔː]\
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See under Brewster.
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Syn.: tangential I. The 1. which declares that for any substance the polarizing angle is equal to that angle of incidence at which the portion of light that is reflected is at right angles to the portion that is refracted.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
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