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retroreflection

Wikidiffcom vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

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As a noun retroreflection is

(physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Taxonomy vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

taxonomy | retroreflection |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and retroreflection

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while retroreflection is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Retroreflection vs Retroreflective - What's the difference?

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Retroreflection is a related term of retroreflective.


As a noun retroreflection

is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

As an adjective retroreflective is

tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.

Incident vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

incident | retroreflection |


In physics|lang=en terms the difference between incident and retroreflection

is that incident is (physics) (of a stream of particles or radiation ) falling on or striking a surface (eg "the incident light illuminated the surface") while retroreflection is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

As nouns the difference between incident and retroreflection

is that incident is an event or occurrence while retroreflection is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

As an adjective incident

is arising as the result of an event, inherent.

Parallel vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between parallel and retroreflection

is that parallel is one of a set of parallel lines while retroreflection is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

As an adjective parallel

is equally distant from one another at all points.

As an adverb parallel

is with a parallel relationship.

As a verb parallel

is to construct or place something parallel to something else.

Ray vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

ray | retroreflection |


As a proper noun ray

is from a (etyl) nickname meaning a king or a roe.

As a noun retroreflection is

(physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Reflected vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

reflected | retroreflection |


As a verb reflected

is (reflect).

As an adjective reflected

is bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).

As a noun retroreflection is

(physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Reflection vs Retroreflection - What's the difference?

reflection | retroreflection |


As nouns the difference between reflection and retroreflection

is that reflection is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected while retroreflection is (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.