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光学軸 (kougakujiku) Japanese meaning: optic axis | Kotomora

光こう学がく軸じく

こ

う

が

く

じ

く

Meanings

1

optic axis; optical axis

Technical term in physics, specifically for the optic axis of a crystal.

この結けっ晶しょうの光こう学がく軸じくに沿そっ

て

光ひかり

を

入にゅう

射しゃ

さ

せる

と

、

複ふく

屈くっ

折せつ

が

観かん

測そく

さ

れる

。

When light is incident along the optic axis of this crystal, birefringence is observed.

Kanji

光ray, light
学study, learning, science
軸axis, pivot, stem

Built from

光こう学がく+軸じく

Etymology

Compound of 光学 (optics) and 軸 (axis).