principal point

noun Optics.

the point where a principal plane intersects the axis.

Words nearby principal point

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Origin of principal point

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Medical definitions for principal point

principal point

n.

One of the two points in an optical system where the axis is cut by the two principal planes. Lines drawn from these to corresponding points on the object and the image will be parallel.