principal axis (n)
optic axis (n)

n06010105

type n
lex_filenum 09
def a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
examples in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly
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Hypernym axis
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