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collimate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceillmotStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab.
  • I need to collimate my telescope so that the images are clearer.
  • However, after a bit of experience, the collimating chore can become routine.[…]Of course, if manufacturers made telescopes whose optics did not move around, you would only have to collimate a telescope once.

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