collimate
/ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab."
- "I need to collimate my telescope so that the images are clearer."
- "However, after a bit of experience, the collimating chore can become routine.[…]Of course, if manufacturers made telescopes whose optics did not move around, you would only have to collimate a telescope once."
- "Binoculars can be collimated by either eccentric rings on the objective lenses or by tilting the prisms with grub screws (set screws).[…]Always collimate binoculars outdoors, or indoors by looking through an open window."
- "When calculating the size of the spot created on the retina by the lens of the eye when focusing the energy from a collimated source, the eye is generally considered to be ideal and diffraction limited."
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.
Origin
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/