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collimator vs scope

scope vs collimator

collimator and scope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collimator Yes No No No
scope Yes No No No
As nouns, scope is a hypernym of collimator; that is, scope is a word with a broader meaning than collimator:
  • collimator: a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
  • scope: a magnifier of images of distant objects
Other hypernyms of collimator include telescope.
collimator (noun) scope (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 electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one a magnifier of images of distant objects
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Difference between collimator and scope

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