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collimator

device which narrows a beam of particles or waves
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collimator

Summary

collimator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • collimator is a type of optical instrument[2].
  • collimator's Commons category is recorded as Collimators[3].
  • collimator's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[4].
  • collimator's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • collimator's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • collimator's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[7].
  • collimator's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[8].

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Definition and Type

collimator is a type of optical instrument[2].

Why It Matters

collimator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[1] collimator has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] collimator is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2hLiI8
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +2
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → kollimator_-_linsearrangement
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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