Crossword clues for collimation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Collimation \Col`li*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. collimation, fr. a false reading (collimare) for L. collineare to direct in a straight line; col- + linea line. Cf. Collineation.] The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument.
Error of collimation, the deviation of the line collimation of an astronomical instrument from the position it ought to have with respect to the axis of motion of the instrument.
Line of collimation, the axial line of the telescope of an astronomical or geodetic instrument, or the line which passes through the optical center of the object glass and the intersection of the cross wires at its focus.
Wiktionary
n. 1 the act of collimating or something collimated 2 aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations
WordNet
n. the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
Usage examples of "collimation".
Manlinkov is concerned about is that the aliens' failure to add adjustable collimation may be like our reasons for not making every shotgun double-barreled.
Manlinkov mentioned that the aliens chose not to add the variable collimation feature.
Sometimes they miss the obvious—the non-variable collimation of their X-ray laser hand weapons is a good example.
Rollins Collimation will allow the phasers to destroy the one-eyes without the explosions.
He could only wish now that he'd checked the collimation, made sure that the point of aim was aligned with the point of impact, because at five-hundred meters you didn't have to be out by much to miss by a country klick.
Its sealed interior probably still preserved something quite close to an Earth-normal atmosphere, and he decided against sacrificing that for an experiment in collimation which was probably too delicate to come off anyhow.