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Meridional ray

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003609

A light ray that lies within a plane containing the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric optical system. These rays pass through the center of the system's aperture and remain in the same plane as they propagate. They are often used in ray tracing to analyze the imaging properties of lenses and mirrors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003609
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectOptics and imaging
TranslationsGerman: Meridionalstrahl; Spanish: rayo meridional; French: rayon méridien
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003609",
  "term": "Meridional ray",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A light ray that lies within a plane containing the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric optical system. These rays pass through the center of the system's aperture and remain in the same plane as they propagate. They are often used in ray tracing to analyze the imaging properties of lenses and mirrors.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Meridionalstrahl",
    "es": "rayo meridional",
    "fr": "rayon méridien"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/meridional-ray/"
}

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