COLLIMATOR


Meaning of COLLIMATOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lə-ˌmā-tər ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.