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collimator

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col·li·ma·tor  (kl-mtr)
n.
A device capable of collimating radiation, as a long narrow tube in which strongly absorbing or reflecting walls permit only radiation traveling parallel to the tube axis to traverse the entire length.

collimator [ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪtə]
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight
2. (Physics / General Physics) an optical system of lenses and slits producing a nondivergent beam of light, usually for use in spectroscopes
3. (Physics / General Physics) any device for limiting the size and angle of spread of a beam of radiation or particles

collimator  (kl-mtr)
A device that turns incoming radiation, such as light, into parallel beams. Simple collimators consists of a tube having a narrow, variable slit at one end and a convex lens at the other. Radiation entering the tube through the slit exits the lens in the form of parallel beams. Collimators are used to establish focal lengths of lenses and to measure the distance of distant objects whose position is known. See illustration at spectroscope.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collimatorcollimator - a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
telescope, scope - a magnifier of images of distant objects
2.collimator - 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
optical device - a device for producing or controlling light
prism spectroscope, spectroscope - an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
Translations
collimator [ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪtəʳ] ncollimatore m
collimator [ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪtəʳ] ncollimatore m


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