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optic axis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
op-tic ax-is
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The optical axis.

noun

The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

optic axes (plural)

Synonyms

principal axis

Questions

What does optic axis mean?
The optical axis.

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