snell

Meanings

• noun

  A mathematical formula used to describe the refraction of light in passing from one medium to another, named after the mathematician Willebrord Snell.

  - "Snell's law is used to calculate the angle of refraction."
  - "The optic fiber industry relies heavily on Snell's law."

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Rhymes

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hell , well

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Variants

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snell , sneller , snellest , snells

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Etymology

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From the name of the Dutch mathematician Willebrord Snell (1580-1626).

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1. Snell's law was first published in 1621 in a book by Willebrord Snell called 'Cyclometria.'

2. Snell's law is also known as the 'law of refraction' or the 'Snell-Descartes law'.

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1. Refraction: The bending of light or other electromagnetic waves when they pass through an interface between two media of different refractive indices.

2. Optics: The branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of light, especially the propagation of light and the formation and detection of images.

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Snell's law is a fundamental concept in physics and optics, and has been widely used in various applications such as fiber optics, lenses, and telescopes.

How to Memorize "snell"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ray of light passing through a prism and bending as it enters a medium with a different refractive index. Snell's law describes the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction.

2. associate
   

   - Associate Snell's law with the bending of light as it passes through a medium with a different refractive index.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'SNEL' to remember the formula for Snell's law: n = i/n + 1, where n is the refractive index of the second medium, i is the angle of incidence, and n' is the angle of refraction.

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