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Definition of Collimates
1. collimate [v] - See also: collimate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collimates
Literary usage of Collimates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Astrophysical Journal by American Astronomical Society, University of Chicago (1905)
"If used with a parabolic reflector and a flat mirror in such a manner that the
parabolic reflector both' collimates the light and brings it to a focus, ..."
2. Geodesy by Alexander Ross Clarke (1880)
"That is, the instrument, though it collimates on a horizontal point, will not be
in collimation at the zenith ; there will appear an error of the nature of ..."
3. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"The grating spectrometer collimates and diffracts light reflected from the Earth,
forming an image of the entire Earth in one narrow-wavelength band at a ..."
4. Earthquakes in the Light of the New Seismology by Clarence Edward Dutton (1904)
"The porcelain disc, being mounted on a slide, can be moved right or left until
its wire collimates with that of the telescope and the amount of the ..."
5. Questions on General Physics: Based on the 10th Ed. of Everett's Translation by Harold Whiting (1894)
"2.f The convex surface of a medium of index of refraction, /, and radius of
curvature, /?, collimates (ie makes parallel) rays emanating from a point (i) ..."
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