1 autocollimation | Definition of autocollimation

autocollimation

noun
au·​to·​collimation
plural -s

Definition of autocollimation

: the process of collimating an instrument (such as a telescope) having objective and cross hairs by directing it toward a plane mirror and adjusting the lens and cross hairs so that the latter coincide with their own reflected image

First Known Use of autocollimation

1870, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for autocollimation

aut- + collimation

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