verb
R
Align an optical device to focus light or other waves on a single point.
The scientist had to collimate the laser before the experiment.
R
Make beams or particles go in the same direction.
The engineer collimated the particle beam for the particle accelerator.
translation
Align an optical device to focus light or other waves on a single point.; Make beams or particles go in the same direction.
Word Forms
Perfect
collimated
Progressive
collimating
Past
collimated
3rd Present
collimates