collimate

[ kol-uh-meyt ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌmeɪt /

verb (used with object), col·li·mat·ed, col·li·mat·ing.

to bring into line; make parallel.
to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a telescope).

Origin of collimate

1615–25; < Latin collimātus, misreading of collineātus, past participle of collineāre to direct in a straight line, equivalent to col- col-1 + -lineā-, verbal derivative of linea line1 + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM collimate

col·li·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby collimate

collier, colliery, collieshangie, colligate, colligative, collimate, collimation, collimator, collinear, collingswood, collingwood

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British Dictionary definitions for collimation

collimate
/ (ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
to use a collimator on (a beam of radiation or particles)
to make parallel or bring into line

Derived forms of collimate

collimation, noun

Word Origin for collimate

C17: from New Latin collimāre, erroneously for Latin collīneāre to aim, from com- (intensive) + līneāre, from līnea line

Medical definitions for collimation

collimation
[ kŏl′ə-mā′shən ]

n.

The process of restricting and confining an x-ray beam to a given area.
In nuclear medicine, the process of restricting the detection of emitted radiations to a given area of interest.