collimate

Meaning

To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.

Synonyms

parallel

align

collimation

aiming

alignment

collimating

direct

just

laying

matching

pointing

set

sight

sighting

train

🚋

home on

registration

acquiring

homing on

adjust

aim

Translations

collimare

colimar

colimar

ευθυγραμμίζω

parallèle

collimater

bir hizaya getirmek

paralel hale koymak

واز

ışınları ayarlama

ausrichten

einstellen

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin collimātus, perfect passive participle of collīmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself originating from a misreading of collīniō, collīneō.