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index of refraction

the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a ray of light crossing from one medium into another

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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