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Optic axis
/ˈɑptɪk
ˈæksəs/
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Optic axis
noun
1.
In a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs.
2.
A line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted.
Synonym:
principal axis
.
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