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ANGLE REFLECTION [2 records]

Record 1 2005-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The angle between a reflected ray and the normal drawn at the point of incidence to a reflecting surface.

CONT

Specular reflection occurs when the energy which is reflected by the surface continues to travel in one direction and the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

OBS

angle of reflection: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Angle formé au point d'incidence par le rayon réfléchi et la normale à la surface.

CONT

Réflection spéculaire : l'énergie est réfléchie de telle sorte que l'angle de réflexion est égal à l'angle d'incidence. Ceci recrée l'effet de la réflexion miroir.

OBS

angle de réflexion : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
DEF

Angulo formado por un rayo reflejado y la normal a la superficie reflectora, en el punto de incidencia.

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Record 2 1986-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The angle which a ray, reflected from a surface, makes with the normal to the surface. The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

CONT

Equally well expressed in terms of the incident and reflected rays, this law [of reflection] is the same law that holds for light, namely, that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

(...) la vibration sonore se propage en ligne droite à partir de la source comme le fait un rayon lumineux. Nous parlerons d'un rayon sonore se réfléchissant sur les parois comme le ferait un rayon lumineux, c'est-à-dire de telle sorte que l'angle d'incidence soit égal à l'angle de réflexion.

Spanish

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