collimation
collimation · collimations
The act of collimating or something collimatedThe act of collimating or something collimated; aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of collimating or something collimated; aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations.
the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
Forms
plural: collimations| Singular | collimation |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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