collimate \ˈkä-lə-ˌmāt\
transitive verb: to make (as light rays) parallel
Etymology: Latin
collimatus, past participle of
collimare, manuscript variant of
collineare to make straight, from
com- +
linea line
Sometimes a word you’ve never heard before sounds perfectly familiar, as if you two were waiting to be friends your entire lives.
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