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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLIMATION

collimation  [ˌkɒlɪˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLIMATION

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Collimation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLIMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Collimated light

Collimated light is light whose rays are parallel, and therefore will spread minimally as it propagates. The word is related to "collinear" and implies light that does not disperse with distance, or that will disperse minimally. A perfectly collimated beam, with no divergence, cannot be created due to diffraction. Light can be approximately collimated by a number of processes, for instance by means of a collimator. Collimated light is sometimes said to be focused at infinity. Thus as the distance from a point source increases, the spherical wavefronts become flatter and closer to plane waves, which are perfectly collimated.

Definition of collimation in the English dictionary

The definition of collimation in the dictionary is the adjustment of the line of sight of an optical instrument.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLIMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
sublimation
ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLIMATION

collied
collier
collieries
colliery
collies
collieshangie
colligate
colligation
colligative
collimate
collimator
collimator viewfinder
collinear
collinearity
collinearly
colling
collins
Collins Street Farmer
collinsia
colliquable

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLIMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of collimation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «collimation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLIMATION

Find out the translation of collimation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collimation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collimation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

准直
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colimación
570 millions of speakers

English

collimation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संधान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إيزاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коллимации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

collimation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

collimation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Collimation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Justierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視準
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시준
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Collimation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuẩn trực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்வரிசையாக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Collimation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

collimation
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collimazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolimacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колімації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθυγράμμισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kollimasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kollimering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

collimation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collimation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLIMATION»

The term «collimation» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLIMATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collimation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLIMATION»

Discover the use of collimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collimation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gamma Ray Electronic Collimation Using a Large Volume CZT ...
The result of this thesis work is a radiation detector ready to be used as the tracker component in the application of the electronic collimation technique.
Estanislao Aguayo, 2007
2
Glossary of Mapping Science
To bring the optical elements of an optical system into proper relationship with each other. collimation - (1) The process of bringing the optical elements of an optical system into proper relationship with each other. The process of bringing the ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
3
Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
The closer the field-defining collimator is to the patient, the sharper the beam's penumbra; hence, skin collimation provides the sharpest possible penumbra. Because of the significant effort often required to fabricate skin collimation, its use is ...
Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady, 2008
4
Beam halo dynamics, diagnostics, and collimation: 29th ICFA ...
Papers presented at the conference in searchable PDF format.
Jie Wei, Wolfram Fischer, Pamela Manning, 2003
5
The NexStar User’s Guide
The NexStar 4 is not designed for user collimation. It is adjusted at the factory and Maksutov telescopes do a good job of holding collimation. However, some NexStar 4s have been found to be slightly out of collimation. If you test your NexStar ...
Michael Swanson, 2004
6
Spiral CT of the Abdomen
18.2.2 Pitch and Collimation Helical scanning provides volumetric data, which can be presented not only as axial sections but also as multiplanar displays. In a dual-phase helical CT protocol, thin section (1-mm or 3-mm collimation) pancreatic ...
F. Terrier, Marianne Grossholz, Christoph D. Becker, 2000
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Binocular Astronomy
If miscollimated binoculars are still under warranty, return them to the supplier. The supplier should have access to a binocular repair shop that has proper colli- mating equipment. Proper collimation is a skilled task and miscollimation can be  ...
Stephen Tonkin, 2007
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Atom Optics with Laser Light
The method of collimation will depend on the particular particles species. Common for all these methods is to use dissipative processes, because the Liouville theorem tell us that conservative forces cannot alter phase space density.
S. Letokhov, 1995
9
The New Amateur Astronomer
Refractors and Maksutovs have, pretty well, factory-fixed collimation, and this is often why they are considered to be such good planetary instruments. Collimating a telescope is not difficult, but it does require a systematic and patient approach.
Martin Mobberley, 2004
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Annals
In Series 1000, record of collimation wanting. U 19.58. In Series 265, record of collimation wanting. u 3498. In Series 518, record of collimation wanting. +5° 2244. In Series 436, record of collimation wanting. +5° 2757. in Series 647, record of ...
Harvard College Observatory, 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLIMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collimation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Correlation between fragility and cooperativity in segmental …
Line collimation was used, and 2θ/θ scan was performed through the use of a reflection mode. The raw scattering data were corrected for ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Interaction of tailored light with a single atom and individual …
Fig. 1: Illustration of the collimation of the light emitted by a dipole oscillating along the optical axis, which leads to a radially polarized beam ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
3
Son Lux: Bones
Rather, Bones is a collimation of all the faults of Lott's previous work. Bones is even more gaudy than Lanterns, Lott's near operatic voice is ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
4
Laser Diodes with Butterfly Housing
Integrated beam collimation and a circular beam profile are useful for metrology applications. Visit company website · >About this supplier. «Photonics.com, Jun 15»
5
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Tennessee (June 15)
... by Lonnie Curt Maxey, Powell, Tennessee, for a "solar concentrator with integrated tracking and light delivery system with collimation.". «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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In this week's batch of IP awarded to Tennessee residents and …
US 9,052,452 entitled SOLAR CONCENTRATOR WITH INTEGRATED TRACKING AND LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH COLLIMATION ... «Nashville Post, Jun 15»
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Planetary potpourri: Random observations from the observatory
Just so you know, if you buy a reflector-type telescope, its main mirror will need periodic collimation. Not a difficult job, but if you're not prepared ... «Almanac Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Business Notebook: Patents
#8,948,340: Mammography system and method employing offset compression paddles, automatic collimation, and retractable anti-scatter grid, ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
9
Hybrid SPECT/CT for the assessment of a painful hip after …
... 120 kV, pitch 1.375, trot 0.8 s and 20.0 mm detector coverage (collimation: 1.25 mm × 16 slices). Secondary reconstruction of the CT raw data ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
10
Beam-Shaping Lenses
Beam Twisters from Edmund Optics Inc. are suitable for pairing with slow-axis collimators for complete laser beam collimation. The new ... «Photonics.com, May 15»

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