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paraxial
(pă-raks -ee-ăl) Lying close to the optical axis of a lens, mirror, or system of such elements.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
paraxial
[par′ak·sē·əl] (science and technology)
Lying near the axis.
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