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principal line principal line[′prin·sə·pəl ′līn] (graphic arts) The trace of the principal plane upon a photograph. (spectroscopy) That spectral line which is most easily excited or observed. principal lineThe line of intersection of the principal plane with the plane of the photograph. It is the trace of the principal plane upon a photograph (e.g., the line through the principal point and the nadir point). |