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Total Internal Reflection
Source of package openstax.optics · OpenStax University Physics, ch. 1 The Nature of Light, module m58511
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<definition id="fs-id1172100637979">
<term>critical angle</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1172100617869">incident angle that produces an angle of refraction of <m:math><m:mrow><m:mn>90</m:mn><m:mtext>°</m:mtext></m:mrow></m:math></meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: CriticalSineIsRatioOfIndices
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<term>total internal reflection</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1172098377788">phenomenon at the boundary between two media such that all the light is reflected and no refraction occurs</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: AboveCriticalAngleReflectsTotally, BelowCriticalAngleRefracts
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