English Dictionary

Snell's law

IPA（発音記号）

/snɛlz lɔ/

名詞

不可算名詞

(optics) the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of the refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium

日本語の意味

光の屈折現象に関して、入射面において、入射角の正弦と第一の媒質の屈折率の積が、屈折面において、屈折角の正弦と第二の媒質の屈折率の積に等しいことを示す法則

Snell's law explains why a straw appears bent when it is half-submerged in water.

スネルの法則は、水に半分浸したストローが曲がって見える理由を説明する。

意味（1）

(optics) the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of the refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium