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optical device vs collimator

collimator vs optical device

optical device and collimator both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optical device Yes No No No
collimator Yes No No No
As nouns, collimator is a hyponym of optical device; that is, collimator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than optical device:
  • optical device: a device for producing or controlling light
  • 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 (noun) collimator (noun)
a device for producing or controlling light 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 small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
Difference between optical device and collimator

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