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collimate

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col·li·mate  (kl-mt)
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).

[New Latin collmre, collmt-, alteration of Latin collnere, to aim : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + lnere, to make straight (from lnea, line; see line1).]

colli·mation n.
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Verb1.collimate - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
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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This fixture contains two lenses; one to collimate, the other to collect and focus light that is transmitted a short distance (free field) through the ECPR chopper wheel.
This device-unlike those using mirrors, diffractive lenses, or glass tubes to collimate beams (SN: 6/27/92, p.
F-Theta lenses are used to collimate the output of a scanning mirror system.
 
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