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collineation|kəlɪniːˈeɪʃən|
[n. of action, f. prec.: see -ation.]
1. The action of aiming or directing anything in a straight line toward an object.
1755in Johnson. 1807W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XXIII. 13 The prudent excel in collineation, the rash tend to hyperbole.
2. = collimation (being the etymological form).
In modern Dicts. |