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Optical vs Paraxial - What's the difference?

optical | paraxial |

As adjectives the difference between optical and paraxial

is that optical is of, or relating to sight; visual while paraxial is (embryology) lateral to the neural tube.

optical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to sight; visual
  • Strabismus is an optical defect.
    (rfex)
  • Designed to assist or enhance sight
  • A microscope is an optical instrument.
  • Of, or relating to optics
  • Refraction is an optical effect.
  • Of, or relating to visible light
  • Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.
  • Incorporating light-sensitive devices
  • An optical switch opens the door automatically.

    Anagrams

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    paraxial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (embryology) Lateral to the neural tube
  • paraxial mesoderm
  • (physics) Near an optical axis
  • paraxial radiation
  • (mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system
  • paraxial rectangle

    Derived terms

    *paraxially