collimator

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• Collimator — Col li*ma tor, n. 1. (Astron.) A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal. Nichol. [1913 Webster] 2. (Optics) A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the other a small opening or slit… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• collimator — [käl′əmāt΄ər] n. [see COLLIMATE] 1. a small telescope with cross hairs at its focus, fixed to another telescope, surveying instrument, etc. for adjusting the line of sight 2. a device that causes a beam of radiation, as light, to move as parallel …   English World dictionary

• Collimator — Example of a particle collimator A collimator is a device that narrows a beam of particles or waves. To narrow can mean either to cause the directions of motion to become more aligned in a specific direction (i.e., collimated or parallel) or to… …   Wikipedia

• collimator — /kol euh may teuhr/, n. 1. Optics. a. a fixed telescope for use in collimating other instruments. b. an optical system that transmits parallel rays of light, as the receiving lens or telescope of a spectroscope. 2. Physics. a device for producing …   Universalium

• collimator — A device of high absorption coefficient material used in collimation. * * * col·li·ma·tor käl ə .māt ər n a device for obtaining a beam of radiation (as X rays) of limited cross section * * * n. a device, used in diagnostic radiology or… …   Medical dictionary

• collimator — n. a device, used in diagnostic radiology or radiotherapy, to produce a narrow beam of radiation by means of metallic slits that control the size of the beam from a radiation source. Many new linear accelerators use multi leaf collimators, a… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• collimator — kolimatorius statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Optinis įtaisas lygiagrečiam elektromagnetinių bangų srauto pluoštui gauti. atitikmenys: angl. collimator vok. Kollimator, m rus. коллиматор, m pranc. collimateur, m …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• collimator — kolimatorius statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Optinis įtaisas lygiagrečiam šviesos spinduliuotės srautui gauti. atitikmenys: angl. collimator rus. коллиматор …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• collimator — kolimatorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. collimator vok. Kollimator, m rus. коллиматор, m pranc. collimateur, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• collimator — noun Date: 1865 1. a device for producing a beam of parallel rays (as of light) or for forming an infinitely distant virtual image that can be viewed without parallax 2. a device for obtaining a beam (as of particles) of limited cross section …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• collimator — noun a) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence. b) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons …   Wiktionary