collimate

• Verbo usado para descrever a ação de alinhar ou tornar paralelo um feixe de luz ou radiação, especialmente em óptica ou física.

A verb used to describe the act of aligning or making parallel, especially in optics or physics.

1. Align parallelC2formaltechnical

   To make or place something parallel to a given line or axis.

   Colimar

   • The technician collimated the laser beam for precise measurements.
   • Engineers collimated the mirrors in the telescope.
   • The device is designed to collimate light rays.

   Sinônimosalignline upparallelize

   Antônimosdispersedivergemisalignscatter

2. Adjust optical instrumentC2formaltechnical

   To adjust the line of sight or optical axis of an instrument, such as a telescope or microscope, for accurate alignment.

   Colimar

   • He collimated the telescope to get a clearer view of the stars.
   • The microscope needs to be collimated before use.
   • She carefully collimated the binoculars for optimal focus.

   Sinônimosadjustalignline uporientsight