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collimate
col·li·mate C0482000 (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.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 ncol•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. collimate Past participle: collimated Gerund: collimating
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collimate | collimate |
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I collimate | you collimate | he/she/it collimates | we collimate | you collimate | they collimate |
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I collimated | you collimated | he/she/it collimated | we collimated | you collimated | they collimated |
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I am collimating | you are collimating | he/she/it is collimating | we are collimating | you are collimating | they are collimating |
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I have collimated | you have collimated | he/she/it has collimated | we have collimated | you have collimated | they have collimated |
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I was collimating | you were collimating | he/she/it was collimating | we were collimating | you were collimating | they were collimating |
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I had collimated | you had collimated | he/she/it had collimated | we had collimated | you had collimated | they had collimated |
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I will collimate | you will collimate | he/she/it will collimate | we will collimate | you will collimate | they will collimate |
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I will have collimated | you will have collimated | he/she/it will have collimated | we will have collimated | you will have collimated | they will have collimated |
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I will be collimating | you will be collimating | he/she/it will be collimating | we will be collimating | you will be collimating | they will be collimating |
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I have been collimating | you have been collimating | he/she/it has been collimating | we have been collimating | you have been collimating | they have been collimating |
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I will have been collimating | you will have been collimating | he/she/it will have been collimating | we will have been collimating | you will have been collimating | they will have been collimating |
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I had been collimating | you had been collimating | he/she/it had been collimating | we had been collimating | you had been collimating | they had been collimating |
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I would collimate | you would collimate | he/she/it would collimate | we would collimate | you would collimate | they would collimate |
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I would have collimated | you would have collimated | he/she/it would have collimated | we would have collimated | you would have collimated | they would have collimated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | collimate - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"parallelalter, 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 lightalign, 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" | Translationscollimate
collimate[′käl·ə‚māt] (physics) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; paths of electrons in a flooding beam, or paths of various rays of a scanning beam are collimated to cause them to become more nearly parallel as they approach the storage assembly of a storage tube. collimate
col·li·mate (kol'i-māt) To make parallel. See COLL See COLLcollimate Related to collimate: beam collimationSynonyms for collimateverb make or place parallel to somethingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)Related Words- optics
- align
- aline
- adjust
- line up
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