optic axis

noun Crystallography.

(in a crystal exhibiting double refraction) the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial, respectively, along which this phenomenon does not occur.

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Origin of optic axis

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby optic axis

opt-, opt., optative, optesthesia, optic, optic axis, optic canal, optic capsule, optic chiasm, optic chiasma, optic cup
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British Dictionary definitions for optic axis

optic axis

noun

the direction in a uniaxial crystal or one of the two directions in a biaxial crystal along which a ray of unpolarized light may pass without undergoing double refraction
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Medical definitions for optic axis

optic axis

n.

The line connecting the anterior and the posterior poles of the eye.
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