collimator
noun
collimator is spelled C-O-L-L-I-M-A-T-O-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, collimator means “An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collimator is collimators.
How many letters and syllables are in collimator?
| Letters | 10: C-O-L-L-I-M-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is collimator?
Collimator appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce collimator?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-collimator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collimator
- collimators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collimator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
- 2
A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
- 3
A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does collimator come from?
From collimate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).