Associations to the word «Collimation»

Wiktionary

COLLIMATION, noun. The act of collimating or something collimated
COLLIMATION, noun. Aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations

Dictionary definition

COLLIMATION, noun. The accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats