Collimator Definition & Meaning

collimator
noun
  1. a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
  2. 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

"Collimator" in song lyrics

See how collimator is used in real songs:

  • "cheshire collimator"
    AOL — AOL
  • "telescope collimator"
    AOL — AOL
  • "celestron telescope collimator"
    AOL — AOL

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