Medical Dictionary
principal axis
noun prin·ci·pal axis \ˈprin(t)-sə-pəl-\
Medical Definition of PRINCIPAL AXIS
: the line with respect to which a spherical mirror or lens system is symmetrical and which passes through both the center of the surfaces and their centers of curvature
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