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light ray

NOUN
shaft
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He developed his theory of mechanics by comparing the path of a light ray with the path followed by a moving particle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

When a light ray travels from air into glass, which of the following statements is accurate after the light enters the glass?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 25.11 The change in direction of a light ray depends on how the speed of light changes when it crosses from one medium to another.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The amount that a light ray changes its direction depends both on the incident angle and the amount that the speed changes.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The light ray now flooded the front of the safe, and outlined the forms of the two men.

From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)




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