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collimate Definition


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collimate
verb collimated, collimating
    1. To make parallel.
    2. To adjust the line of sight of a telescope, etc.
Derivative: collimation
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin collimare, a mistaken reading of collineare to bring into a straight line.



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