collimator (n)

n03070587

type n
lex_filenum 06
def optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens
def light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam
Outgoing links
Hypernym optical device
Part holonym spectroscope, prism spectroscope
Incoming links
Hyponym optical device
Part meronym spectroscope, prism spectroscope

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