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Collimator
A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.
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Broader term 2
That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate de…
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An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
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Derivationally related 2
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.
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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.
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Containing whole 1
An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which different substances are volati…
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