Collimation

noun

1. The accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope.
2. The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument.
3. the deviation of the line collimation of an astronomical instrument from the position it ought to have with respect to the axis of motion of the instrument.
4. the axial line of the telescope of an astronomical or geodetic instrument, or the line which passes through the optical center of the object glass and the intersection of the cross wires at its focus.
5. the act of <xref>collimating</xref> or something <xref>collimated</xref>