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.
horizontal axis noun [S]. âº the âline of âfigures or âcoordinates that are âarranged from âleft to âright along the âbottom of a âgraph or âmap: The âvertical âaxis ârepresents âvalue; the âhorizontal âaxis ârepresents âtime. See also x-axis Compare vertical axis.