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Retroreflection vs Retroreflective - What's the difference?

retroreflection | retroreflective | Related terms |

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.

retroreflection

English

Noun

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

    • retroreflective

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.

    • Related terms

    * retroreflection * retroreflector