Meaning Of The Word Optic axis

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optic axis in American English
in anisotropic crystals, a direction along which the velocity of light does not depend on the polarization of the light
noun: the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial, respectively, along which this phenomenon does not occur

optic axis in British English
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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