collimation adjustment

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• 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adjustment — noun 1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑accommodation, ↑fitting • Derivationally related forms: ↑fit (for: ↑fitting), ↑accommodate …   Useful english dictionary

• collimation — noun the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope • Derivationally related forms: ↑collimate • Hypernyms: ↑adjustment, ↑registration, ↑readjustment …   Useful english dictionary

• collimation — The method, in radiology, of restricting and confining the x ray beam to a given area and, in nuclear medicine, of restricting the detection of emitted radiations from a given area of interest. [L. collineo, to direct in a straight line] * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• collimation — n. adjustment; parallelism …   English contemporary dictionary

• adjustment — n 1. adaptation, adaptedness, fit, fit tedness; accommodation, conformity, compliance, yieldingness, correspondence, agreement; alteration, modification, change, conversion, transformation, metamorphosis; fashioning, shaping, proportionment,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Error of collimation — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Line of collimation — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mirror support cell — This article is about telescope mirror support cells. For the neurological colloquialism mirror cell , see Mirror neuron. Mirror of the Large Binocular Telescope In astronomy the mirror support cell more commonly mirror cell is the component of a …   Wikipedia

• Binoculars — Binocular telescopes, or binoculars (also known as field glasses), are two identical or mirror symmetrical telescopes mounted side by side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular… …   Wikipedia

• Sextant — This article is about the sextant as used for navigation. For the astronomer s sextant, see Sextant (astronomical). : For the history and development of the sextant see Reflecting instruments A sextant is an instrument generally used to measure… …   Wikipedia