Brewster's angle

noun

An angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.

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Meanings

nounBrewster's angle (plural Brewster's angles)

plural Brewster's angles

  1. An angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a transparent dielectric surface, with no reflection.

Origin

Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868).

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Brewster's angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brewster's%20angle

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“Brewster's angle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brewster's%20angle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brewster's angle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brewster's%20angle.

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