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   collimate

   /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (rays of light or particles) accurately parallel: "the caesium atoms are collimated into a narrow beam"
   • ▪ accurately set the alignment of (an optical or other system): "manuals give detailed instructions for collimating the optics"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin collimare, an erroneous reading (in some editions of Cicero) of collineare ‘align or aim’, from col- ‘together with’ + linea ‘line’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. collimation noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • O

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   • L

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   • L

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   • A

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