incidence : Idioms & Phrases
Index
Angle of incidence
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noun the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
angle of incidence.
WordNet
- 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.
Webster 1913
For Angles of commutation , draught , incidence , reflection , refraction , position , repose , fraction
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Commutation ,Draught ,Incidence ,Reflection ,Refraction , etc.
Webster 1913
incidence angle
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noun the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
angle of incidence.
WordNet
Line of incidence
- the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
Webster 1913
relative incidence
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noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
incidence.