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Noun Concept
Categories: Rigid bodies, Geometrical optics, Moment (physics), Articles with short description, Rotation
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principal axis  optic axis  optical axis  beam axis  fiber axis
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A line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted WordNet 3.0
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A line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An optical axis is a line along which there is some degree of rotational symmetry in an optical system such as a camera lens, microscope or telescopic sight. Wikipedia
A line of rotational symmetry Wikipedia Disambiguation
Line along which there is some degree of rotational symmetry in an optical system Wikidata
An imaginary line within an optical system around which there is rotational symmetry. Wiktionary
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In a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
axis
technical term
axle
PART OF
optics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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principal axis, optic axis
Wikipedia
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optical axis
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optical axis
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optical axis
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beam axis, fiber axis, Geometric axis, lens axis, optic axis, principal axis (mechanics)

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