principal visual ray

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principal visual ray [′prin·sə·pəl ′vish·ə·wəl ′rā]

(optics)

A perpendicular extending from a station point to a perspective plane and theoretically passing exactly along the visual axis of a viewing eye. Also known as principal ray.

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