Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Light, Lenses and Reflection.
An imaginary line passing horizontally through the exact centre of a lens, perpendicular to its surface.
Principal axis appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Light, Lenses and Reflection and Real and Virtual Images.
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