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Definitions for: Collimate
[v] adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
[v] make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway."
Webster (1913) Definition: Col"li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collimated; p. p.
& vb. n. Collimating.] [See Collimation.] (Physics &
Astron.)
To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring
into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to
render parallel, as rays of light.
Collimating eyepiece, an eyepiece with a diagonal reflector
for illumination, used to determine the error of
collimation in a transit instrument by observing the image
of a cross wire reflected from mercury, and comparing its
position in the field with that of the same wire seen
directly.
Collimating lens (Optics), a lens used for producing
parallel rays of light.
Synonyms: parallel
See Also: adjust, align, aline, alter, change, line up
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