heterocentricity

noun

The state or quality of being heterocentric.

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Meanings

nounheterocentricity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being heterocentric.

    Consequently many concepts suitable for the camera loose their sharpness when applied to the eye. For example, because of heterocentricity, the eye has no optical axis as traditionally defined; at best one has to be satisfied with an approximate optical axis.^(1,2,16)

    2011, William F. Harris, “Aperture referral in heterocentric astigmatic systems”, in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, volume 31, number 6, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 603–604

Origin

From heterocentric + -ity.

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