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incident

8.4

Falling on a surface, as a beam of light does

adjective
/ˈɪnsɪdənt/

Specialized

: incidente

The scientist recorded the angle of the incident beam as it hit the prism.

Examples

So it it's not dependent on the total energy incident on the, on the photoelectric cell.
As I move the incident beam up, this dot is moving in.
So we have the incident ray comes here and goes away.
Consider an incident particle on a potential.
Yes, if the energy of the incident photon is.
You measure the momentum of the incident particle P of the proton.
The incident light creates shadows on the wall.
To understand the experiment, we must analyze the incident radiation striking the surface.

Compounds

birdnap incident

9.6

An illegal taking of birds from places like parks or zoos

officer-involved incident

Literature

7.7

An event where police officers take part, often causing public or legal concern

Shart incident

Offensive

9.9

An embarrassing accident when someone poops while trying to fart

How Direct

normal

Specialized

32 7.0

incident

Specialized

8.4

oblique

5 7.5

grazing

1 3.7

Surface Forms

incident positive

Etymology

Incident (about light or particles) comes from the Latin incidere 'to fall on', from in- 'on' and cadere 'to fall'. So incident light is simply light that 'falls on' or strikes a surface, which is why scientists call it 'incident' light.