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Principal Axis

nounid 110142·updated May 18, 2026
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a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted

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synonym
optic axis
plural
Principal Axes
possessive
Principal Axis's
pluralpossessive
Principal Axes'

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Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
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