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A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector or cataphote) is a device or surface that reflects light or other radiation back to its source with minimum scattering. This works at a wide range of angle of incidence, unlike a planar mirror, which does this only if the mirror is exactly perpendicular to the wave front, having a zero angle of incidence.…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Retroreflector | Uses | Distance measurement by optical delay line High-visibility markings in low-light conditions | 1.00 | infobox |
| conventional optical glass | instance of | the corner is literally the truncated corner of a cube of transparent material | 0.80 | text |
| high-power lasers | instance of | This technique is used in advanced optical systems | 0.80 | text |
| optical transmission lines | instance of | This technique is used in advanced optical systems | 0.80 | text |
| rain | instance of | more states and agencies require that headlights be turned on in inclement weather | 0.80 | text |
| snow | instance of | more states and agencies require that headlights be turned on in inclement weather | 0.80 | text |
| Retroreflector | related to Cat's eye | Another | 0.60 | section |
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| Retroreflector | related to Cat's eye | Fresnel | 0.60 | section |
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