Optic Axis
nounid
101717·updated May 18, 2026verified
a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
polysemousMWE
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- principal axis
- plural
- Optic Axes
- possessive
- Optic Axis's
- pluralpossessive
- Optic Axes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- §2
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refractedDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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