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Definition of Collimator

1. Noun. A small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one.

2. Noun. Optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam.

Definition of Collimator

1. n. A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.

Definition of Collimator

1. Noun. (physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence. ¹

2. Noun. (physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons. ¹

3. Noun. (astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Collimator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Collimator

1. A device of high absorption coefficient material used in collimation. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Collimator

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collinearity collinearly collineate collineation collineations collines colliness colling collings collingual

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