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Word: Collimate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒlɪmeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (rays of light or particles) accurately parallel
Short Definition:make rays of light or particles accurately parallel
Examples:- the caesium atoms are collimated into a narrow beam
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