collimate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to bring into line; make parallel.
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to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a telescope).
verb
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to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
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to use a collimator on (a beam of radiation or particles)
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to make parallel or bring into line
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of collimate
1615–25; < Latin collimātus, misreading of collineātus, past participle of collineāre to direct in a straight line, equivalent to col- col- 1 + -lineā-, verbal derivative of linea line 1 + -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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Dr. Donald Frush, chief of pediatric radiology at the Duke University School of Medicine, said that failing to properly cone, or collimate, the radiation was rare.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2011
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