incoming light

collocation in English

meaningsofincomingandlight

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incoming
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɪnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
arriving at or coming towards ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition ofincomingandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Permanent grating is engraved onto the surface from which theincominglightwave is scattered.
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Another type of singularity will consist in cases when variations inincominglightonly produce strong variations in the reflected light along one or along two directions.
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A first such singular case is the case when all three reflection coefficients are about equal, that is, when the three noninteracting components ofincominglightare equally transmitted.
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The space available at prime focus is severely limited by the need to avoid obstructing theincominglight.
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As a result of these electrons, most of theincominglightin metals is reflected back, which is why we see a shiny metal surface.
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Thus, not only is window area (and thusincominglightand ventilation) maximized, but building or buying a custom window is avoided.
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When the photodiode is reverse-biased with an external voltage source,incominglightincreases the reverse current flowing through the diode.
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In addition to these extrinsic size effects that determine a material's optical response toincominglight, the intrinsic properties of the material can change.
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It is used by plants and photosynthetic bacteria to collect more of theincominglightthan would be captured by the photosynthetic reaction center alone.
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Some of the light is reflected by the specimen and interferes with theincominglight, creating optical interference fringes.
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It converts theincominglightinto a current.
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Depending upon the distance, theincominglightexperiences a delay.
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Only a low proportion of theincominglightis absorbed.
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Camera resectioning determines whichincominglightis associated with each pixel on the resulting image.
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This absorbs between 98% and 99% of theincominglightin the spectral range from the ultra-violet to the far-infrared regions.
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Within a very small region near this point,incominglightmay be approximated by plane waves which inherit their direction from the rays.
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When backlit through the ocular, a wire reticle will reflectincominglightand not present a fully opaque (black) reticle with high contrast.
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They minimize spherical aberration and can detect the direction ofincominglight.
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However, when the angle of incidence of theincominglightis increased from zero, the central wavelength of the filter decreases, resulting in partial tunability.
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