collimator
[ kol-uh-mey-ter ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌmeɪ tər /
noun
Optics.
- a fixed telescope for use in collimating other instruments.
- an optical system that transmits parallel rays of light, as the receiving lens or telescope of a spectroscope.
Physics.
a device for producing a beam of particles in which the paths of all the particles are parallel.
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British Dictionary definitions for collimator
collimator
/ (ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪtə) /
noun
a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight
an optical system of lenses and slits producing a nondivergent beam of light, usually for use in spectroscopes
any device for limiting the size and angle of spread of a beam of radiation or particles
Scientific definitions for collimator
collimator
[ kŏl′ə-mā′tər ]
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.