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index of refraction
a number indicating the speed of light in a given medium as either the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to that in the given medium (absolute index of refraction) or the ratio of the speed of light in a specified medium to that in the given medium (relative index of refraction) Symbol: n. -
critical angle
the smallest possible angle of incidence for which light rays are totally reflected at an interface between substances of different refractive index -
happy medium
a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold. -
money
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. -
output
the act of turning out; production: the factory's output of cars; artistic output. -
raman effect
the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.