collimate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/

The English word “collimate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin collimātus, perfect passive participle of collīmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself originating from a misreading of collīniō, collīneō.

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