1 What the â witness said in court was not â consistent with the â statement he made to the â police. 2  The â members of the â jury â left the court with a â police â escort. 3  He â arrived in court â handcuffed to two â police â officers.
optic axis. 1. a line connecting the center of the anterior curvature of the cornea (anterior pole) with that of the posterior curvature of the sclera (posterior pole). 2. the hypothetical straight line passing through the centers of curvature of the front and back surfaces of a simple lens.
y-axâ¢is. 1. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usu. vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. 2. (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero.