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optic axis

optic axis noun: the optical axis.

Noun

optic axis (plural optic axes)

  1. The optical axis.
    • [B]inocular creatures can in an instant […] move their eyes so as to direct the optick Axis to any point […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXIX
  2. The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.

optic axis meaning in Tamil

optic axis in Tamil

ஒளி அச்சு, ஒளியச்சு, ஒளியியல் அச்சு

Forms of optic axis

pluraloptic axes

Questions about optic axis

What does optic axis mean?
Optic axis means the optical axis.
What is optic axis in Tamil?
Optic axis in Tamil is ஒளி அச்சு, ஒளியச்சு, ஒளியியல் அச்சு. See Optic axis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is optic axis?
Optic axis is a noun.
What is the plural of optic axis?
The plural of optic axis is optic axes.

Words near optic axis in the dictionary

  1. opthalmology
  2. opthalmoscope
  3. opthamology
  4. optic
  5. optic axes
  6. optic axis
  7. optic chasm
  8. optic chiasm
  9. optic chiasma
  10. optic chiasms
  11. optic cup

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