nodal point

noun

: either of two points so located on the axis of a lens or optical system that any incident ray directed through one will produce a parallel emergent ray directed through the other

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“Nodal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nodal%20point. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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