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reflection nebula (s) (noun), reflection nebulas; reflection nebulae (pl)
A nebula that shines as the result of the scattering of the light of a star or group of stars nearby: A reflection nebula reflects starlight and looks blue in photographs.

Such scattering is usually caused by dust within the nebula.

This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 21)
total internal reflection
The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must be eventually absorbed by the semiconductor.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 22)