/ Dictionary / Index S Snell's law: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Snell's' law' Pronunciation: (snelz), [key] — Optics. Optics. the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. snell SNG Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language