collimated

Variant of collimate

collimate definition

col·li·mate (käl′ə māt′)

transitive verb collimated -·mat′ed, collimating -·mat′·ing

  1. to make (light rays, etc.) parallel
  2. to adjust the line of sight of (a telescope, surveyor's level, etc.)

Etymology: < ModL collimare, false reading of L collineare, to direct in a straight line < com-, with + lineare, to make straight < linea, a line

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