collimate (redirected from collimates)

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).

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

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colli·mation n.

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"