noun
Meaning 1
The optical axis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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optic axis
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noun
Meaning 2
The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, crystallography, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly
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Synonyms: principal axis
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Broader terms: axis
noun
Meaning 4
in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crystal may have either one or two optic axes
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Broader terms: axis
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