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View synonyms for collimate
collimate
[ kol-uh-meyt ]
verb (used with object)
, col·li·mat·ed, col·li·mat·ing.
- to bring into line; make parallel.
- to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a telescope).
collimate
/ ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪt /
verb
- to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
- to use a collimator on (a beam of radiation or particles)
- to make parallel or bring into line
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- ˌcolliˈmation, noun
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- colli·mation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collimate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collimate1
C17: from New Latin collimāre, erroneously for Latin collīneāre to aim, from com- (intensive) + līneāre, from līnea line
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