Angle of deviation
the angle equal to the difference between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction of a ray of light p-ssing through the surface between one medium and another of different refractive index.
noun
the angle between the direction of the refracted ray and the direction of the incident ray when a ray of light p-sses from one medium to another
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