collimate
English Thesaurus
1. adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | adjust, align, aline, line up, |
| definition | : | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | optics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light (noun.cognition) |
2. make or place parallel to something (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
3. adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | collimation, |
| definition | : | the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | collimator, |
| definition | : | a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | collimation, |
| definition | : | the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | collimator, |
| definition | : | a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one (noun.artifact) |
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