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Definition of Reflective power
1. Noun. The ratio of reflected to incident light.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reflective Power
Literary usage of Reflective power
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Physics, Or Natural Philosophy: Designed for the Use of by Benjamin Silliman (1871)
"For the same reason, the reflective power of a substance is generally increased
by polishing or hammering, and diminished by roughening or scratching it; ..."
2. Elements of Psychology by Edwin Crawford Hewett (1889)
"The reflective power acts in several ways; writers do not agree fully in respect
... By some, the reflective power is called the Understanding; by others, ..."
3. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"As a general rule, the reflective power of metals increases with the ... Thus the
reflective power of gold for rays of wavelength 700 is the same as that of ..."
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