Normal

A line perpendicular to a surface is normal to that surface. On a curved surface, the normal is a line perpendicular to a line tangent to the curve at a particular point. 

Normals have many uses in mathematics and physics. In optics, for example, the normal line is used to calculate angels of reflection* and refraction* for light rays encountering surfaces and interfaces.

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