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optic axis

noun

Definitions

  1. The optical axis.

    • [B]inocular creatures can in an instant […] move their eyes so as to direct the optick Axis to any point […].

  2. The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double…

    The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for optic axis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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