Concept information
Preferred term
Brewster angle
Definition
- The angle of incidence for which the sum of the incident angle and the angle of refraction is 90°. The value of Brewster's angle for glass is 57° and for water is 53° (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=brewster+angle&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Brewster's angle
- polarizing angle
In other languages
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French
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angle de polarisation
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incidence de Brewster
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-G15HBXBN-Z
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