Across
- 2. intersecting a system of lines
- 3. distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves
- 5. the number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time
- 7. when two lines are crossed by another line
- 8. electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light
- 14. two exterior angles on opposite sides of a transversal which lie on different parallel lines
- 15. a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation
Down
- 1. a lens that disperses light
- 4. the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
- 6. a lens that focuses light
- 9. an invisible light similar to that of a gamma ray or ultraviolet light
- 10. the apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument
- 11. a device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms or molecules.
- 12. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
- 13. the fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc., being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density
