| 单词 | collimate |
| 释义 | collimate[ kol-uh-meyt ] / ˈkɒl əˌmeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR collimate ON THESAURUS.COM 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 collimate1615–25; <Latin collimātus, misreading of collineātus, past participle of collineāre to direct in a straight line, equivalent to col-col-1 + -lineā-, verbal derivative of linealine1 + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM collimatecol·li·ma·tion, nounWords nearby collimatecollier, colliery, collieshangie, colligate, colligative, collimate, collimation, collimator, collinear, Collingswood, Collingwood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for collimatecollimate / (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 collimatecollimation, nounWord Origin for collimateC17: from New Latin collimāre, erroneously for Latin collīneāre to aim, from com- (intensive) + līneāre, from līnea line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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