collimation

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noun

The act of collimating or something collimated; aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations.

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Meanings

nouncollimation (countable and uncountable, plural collimations)

plural collimations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of collimating or something collimated; aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations.

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collimation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collimation

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“collimation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collimation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collimation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collimation.

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