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collimator vs optical device

optical device vs collimator

collimator and optical device both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collimator Yes No No No
optical device Yes No No No
As nouns, optical device is a hypernym of collimator; that is, optical device is a word with a broader meaning than collimator:
  • collimator: optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam
  • optical device: a device for producing or controlling light
collimator (noun) optical device (noun)
optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam a device for producing or controlling light
a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
Difference between collimator and optical device

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