"autocollimator" meaning in All languages combined

See autocollimator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autocollimators [plural]
Etymology: auto- + collimator Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|collimator}} auto- + collimator Head templates: {{en-noun}} autocollimator (plural autocollimators)
  1. (physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices Wikipedia link: autocollimator Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: autocollimation
    Sense id: en-autocollimator-en-noun-GX7WNBA6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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