collimate

col·li·mate

 (kŏl′ə-māt′)

tr.v. col·li·mat·ed, col·li·mat·ing, col·li·mates

1. To make parallel; line up.

2. To adjust the line of sight of (an optical device).

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[New Latin collīmāre, collīmāt-, alteration of Latin collīneāre, to aim : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + līneāre, to make straight (from līnea, line; see line¹).]

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col′li·ma′tion n.

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collimate

(ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. (General Physics) to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)

2. (General Physics) to use a collimator on (a beam of radiation or particles)

3. to make parallel or bring into line

[C17: from New Latin collimāre, erroneously for Latin collīneāre to aim, from com- (intensive) + līneāre, from līnea line]

ˌcolliˈmation n

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col•li•mate

(ˈkɒl əˌmeɪt)

v.t. -mat•ed, -mat•ing.

1. to bring into line; make parallel.

2. to adjust the line of sight of (a telescope or other optical instrument).

[1615–25; < Latin collimātus, misreading of collineātus, past participle of collineāre to make straight]

col`li•ma′tion, n.

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collimate

Past participle: collimated
Gerund: collimating

Imperative

collimate

collimate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	collimate - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" parallel alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	collimate - adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

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Translations

коллимировать

collimate

vt → kollimieren

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