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heterocentricity

heterocentricity noun: the state or quality of being heterocentric.

Noun

heterocentricity (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being heterocentric.
    • Consequently many concepts suitable for the camera loose their sharpness when applied to the eye. For example, because of heterocentricity, the eye has no optical axis as traditionally defined; at best one has to be satisfied with an approximate optical axis.^(1,2,16)2011, William F. Harris, “Aperture referral in heterocentric astigmatic systems”, in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, volume 31, number 6, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 603–604

Origin of heterocentricity

From heterocentric + -ity.

Questions about heterocentricity

What does heterocentricity mean?
Heterocentricity means the state or quality of being heterocentric.
What part of speech is heterocentricity?
Heterocentricity is a noun.

Words near heterocentricity in the dictionary

  1. heterocatalytic
  2. heterocatenation
  3. heterocellular
  4. heterocellularly
  5. heterocentric
  6. heterocentricity
  7. heterocentrism
  8. heterocentrisms
  9. heterocentrist
  10. heterocephalous
  11. heterocephalus

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