collimation error

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collimation error [‚käl·ə′mā·shən ‚er·ər]

(astronomy)

The amount by which the angle between the optical axis of a transit telescope and its east-west mechanical axis deviates from 90°.

(engineering)

Angular error in magnitude and direction between two nominally parallel lines of sight.

Specifically, the angle by which the line of sight of a radar differs from what it should be.

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