relative refractive index — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

relative refractive index

دیشن ِ شکستی ِ بازانی

dišan-e šekasti-ye bâzâni

Fr.: indice de réfraction relatif

The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the media into the other.

See also: → relative; → refractive; → index.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics