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COLLIMATING
Verb
collimating
present participle of collimate
Adjective
collimating (comparative more collimating, superlative most collimating)
That collimates, or employs collimation
Source: Wiktionary
COLLIMATE
Col"li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collimated; p. p. & vb. n. Collimating.] Etym: [See Collimation.] (Physics & Astron.)
Definition: To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light.
Collimating eyepiece, an eyepiece with a diagonal reflector for illumination, used to determine the error of collimation in a transit instrument by observing the image of a cross wire reflected from mercury, and comparing its position in the field with that of the same wire seen directly.
– Collimating lens (Optics), a lens used for producing parallel rays of light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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