| VERB | change | collimate, parallel | make or place parallel to something |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | collimate | adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) |
| Meaning | make or place parallel to something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | parallel | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Meaning | adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | optics | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
| Broader | align, aline, line up, adjust | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
| Spanish | colimar | |
| Nouns | collimation | the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope |
| collimator | a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one | |
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