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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

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

Since they are oscillating perpendicular to the direction of the light ray, they produce EM radiation that is polarized perpendicular to the direction of the ray.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The change in direction of the light ray depends on how the speed of light changes.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The light ray moving before them, two dark forms stole across the room to the safe.

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




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