"collimated" meaning in English

See collimated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more collimated [comparative], most collimated [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} collimated (comparative more collimated, superlative most collimated)
  1. (physics, of a light beam) Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar. Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: noncollimated, uncollimated
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} collimated
  1. simple past and past participle of collimate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: collimate
    Sense id: en-collimated-en-verb-uj94QtZ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
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          "text": "Closing the aperture results in more collimated light, as only light traveling in the right direction can make it through the smaller opening.",
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