Optical Phenomenon
A physical phenomenon related to or involving light.
This concept's ID is @1~57974
Contains
- parallax
The apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on...
- optical illusion
An optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression.
- distortion
An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good...
- pleochroism
The phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different...
- diffraction
When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and...
- Tyndall effect
The phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it...
- fringe
One of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light.
- absorption band
A dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance...
- incidence
The striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the...
- polarization
The phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction...