optical axis

noun

Meaning

An imaginary line within an optical system around which there is rotational symmetry.

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Related words

optic axis(English)axis(English)visual axis(English)axis of symmetry(English)axis of rotation(English)axial point(English)focal plane(English)vertex(English)

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