optic axis
definition: a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
example: in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly
speech part: noun
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principal axis
definition: in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
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speech part: noun
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