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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
"spiegelnde Reflexion (Deut.); imagen especular (Esp.); | "spiegelnde Reflexion (Deut.); imagen especular (Esp.); réflexion spéculaire (Fr.); specular reflectance; mirror-like reflection; | ||
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
* | * Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, ''The Particle Atlas'', W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972 | ||
* | * M.Derrick, D.Stulik, J.Landry, ''Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science'', in Scientific Tools for Conservation series, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999 | ||
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specular_reflection (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specular_reflection (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) | ||
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Description
A type of reflection in which the reflection angle of a beam is equal to the incident angle. Specular reflection occurs on highly reflective, flat surfaces, such as a mirror, glass, or water. Specular reflectance is the measured quantity of speculary reflected light.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"spiegelnde Reflexion (Deut.); imagen especular (Esp.); réflexion spéculaire (Fr.); specular reflectance; mirror-like reflection;
Authority
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- M.Derrick, D.Stulik, J.Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, in Scientific Tools for Conservation series, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specular_reflection (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005)