Verb: collimate 'kó-lu,meyt
- (optics) adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
"The astronomer collimated the telescope to improve its focus"
- Make or place parallel to something
"They collimated the laser beams for the experiment";
- parallel
Derived forms: collimated, collimating, collimates
Type of: adjust, align, aline [non-standard], alter, change, line up, modify
Encyclopedia: Collimate