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collimator

The correct spelling is collimator.

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noun

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The correct spelling is collimator. An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.

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noun

  1. 1.An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
  2. 2.A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
  3. 3.A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.

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