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Noun: principal axis  'prin-su-pul 'ak-sis
  1. A line that passes through the centre of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
    "in a normal eye the principal axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly";
    - optic axis

Derived forms: principal axes

Type of: axis

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