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autocollimator

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[aw-toh-kol-uh-mey-ter] / ˌɔ toʊˈkɒl əˌmeɪ tər /

noun

Optics.
  1. an instrument combining the functions of a telescope and collimator, for detecting and measuring very small deviations in a beam of light.


Etymology

Origin of autocollimator

auto- 3 + collimator

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