paraxial

[ par-ak-see-uhl ]

adjectiveOptics.
  1. making a small angle with and lying close to the axis of an optical system: paraxial ray.

Origin of paraxial

1
First recorded in 1860–65; par- + axial

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British Dictionary definitions for paraxial

paraxial

/ (pæˈræksɪəl) /


adjective
  1. physics (of a light ray) parallel to the axis of an optical system

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