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paraxial

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paraxial [par′ak·sē·əl]
(science and technology)
Lying near the axis.
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Its paraxial placing, eroding and scrutinizing the 'real', constitutes in Helene Cixous's phrase, 'a subtle invitation to transgression'" (Fantasy 180).
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When the laser rays enter the sample they suffer refraction, and the marginal rays are focused deeper than the paraxial rays, an effect known as spherical aberration.
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