collimate
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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).
[New Latin collīmāre, collīmāt-, alteration of Latin collīneāre, to aim : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + līneāre, to make straight (from līnea, line; see line1).]
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
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Verb | 1. | collimate - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" |
2. | collimate - adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
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collimate
vt → kollimieren
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