"collimate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: collimates [present, singular, third-person], collimating [participle, present], collimated [participle, past], collimated [past]
Etymology: From Latin collīmō, which originated as a misreading of collīniō, collīneō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|collīmō}} Latin collīmō Head templates: {{en-verb}} collimate (third-person singular simple present collimates, present participle collimating, simple past and past participle collimated)
  1. To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam. Wikipedia link: Collimated light Derived forms: autocollimating, recollimate Related terms: collimation, decollimation, collimator Translations (to focus): col·limar (Catalan), kollimoida (Finnish), kollimieren (German), colimar (Spanish), hizalamak (Turkish)

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