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optical axis

line along which there is some degree of rotational symmetry in an optical system
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optical axis

Summary

optical axis is a specialized term[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_term category, ranking #49 of 127).[2]

Key Facts

  • optical axis's instance of is recorded as specialized term[3].
  • optical axis's subclass of is recorded as axle[4].
  • optical axis's part of is recorded as optics[5].
  • optical axis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bcsx[6].
  • optical axis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/optical-axis[7].
  • optical axis's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as optisk_akse_-_linse[8].
  • optical axis's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as optisk_akse_-_krystall[9].
  • optical axis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 3756478[10].
  • optical axis's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C3756478[11].

Body

Geography

optical axis's part of is recorded as optics[5].

Designation and Status

optical axis's instance of is recorded as specialized term[3].

Why It Matters

optical axis draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_term category, ranking #49 of 127).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). optical axis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-axis
MLA “optical axis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-axis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_optical-axis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{optical axis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-axis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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