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Collimator in a sentence

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Collimator meaning

  1. An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
  2. A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
  3. A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.

Synonyms of Collimator

telescope scope optical device

Using Collimator

  • The main meaning on this page is: An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence. | A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons. | A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
  • Useful related words include: telescope, scope, optical device.

Context around Collimator

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Collimator

  • In this selection, "collimator" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, long and basically stand out and add context to how "collimator" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a long collimator to focus and at the collimator. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "collimator" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with collimator

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A wheel type radiotherapy device which has a long collimator to focus the radiation into a narrow beam. (18 words)

In the isolated direction the beam is split, and then diverged, so it does not focus at the collimator. (19 words)

Collimation is done either with a collimator (basically, a long tube) or with a clever arrangement of gently curved mirrors. (20 words)

Collimation is done either with a collimator (basically, a long tube) or with a clever arrangement of gently curved mirrors. (20 words)

In the isolated direction the beam is split, and then diverged, so it does not focus at the collimator. (19 words)

A wheel type radiotherapy device which has a long collimator to focus the radiation into a narrow beam. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

A wheel type radiotherapy device which has a long collimator to focus the radiation into a narrow beam.

Collimation is done either with a collimator (basically, a long tube) or with a clever arrangement of gently curved mirrors.

In the isolated direction the beam is split, and then diverged, so it does not focus at the collimator.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "collimator" in a sentence?
An example: "A wheel type radiotherapy device which has a long collimator to focus the radiation into a narrow beam." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "collimator" from authentic English texts.
What does "collimator" mean?
Collimator means: An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
What are synonyms of "collimator"?
Common synonyms of "collimator" include: telescope, scope, optical device.
How many example sentences with "collimator" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "collimator", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.