"meridional ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meridional rays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meridional ray (plural meridional rays)
  1. (optics) A ray that passes through the axis of the optical fiber. Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-meridional_ray-en-noun-ZBkJDmab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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