collimate

vt. 校准, 使成平行

发音

US
UK /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/

词形变化

collimated collimates 三单 collimates collimating collimating 现在分词 collimated 过去式 collimated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.

    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.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

parallel

上位词 7

change adjust alter modify align aline line up

词源

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.

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