adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
Word Forms
collimation
noun
the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
collimator
noun
a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kollimieren
parallel zu etwas machen oder platzieren
🇫🇷French
collimater
faire ou placer parallèlement à quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
colimar
hacer o colocar paralelo a algo
🇮🇹Italian
collimare
creare o posizionare parallelo a qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
collimeren
evenwijdig aan iets maken of plaatsen
🇵🇹Portuguese
colimar
fazer ou colocar paralelo a algo
🇷🇺Russian
совпадать
сделать или разместить параллельно чему-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सीध में रखना
किसी चीज़ के समानांतर बनाना या रखना
🇧🇩Bengali
মিলিত
কিছুর সমান্তরাল তৈরি করুন বা স্থাপন করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
கோலிமேட்
எதையாவது இணையாக உருவாக்கவும் அல்லது வைக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
కొలిమేట్
దేనికైనా సమాంతరంగా తయారు చేయండి లేదా ఉంచండి
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંકલન
કોઈ વસ્તુની સમાંતર બનાવો અથવા મૂકો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊಲಿಮೇಟ್
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇರಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കോളിമേറ്റ്
എന്തെങ്കിലും സമാന്തരമായി നിർമ്മിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കുക
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
准直
使或放置与某物平行
🇯🇵Japanese
視準する
何かと平行にするか置く
🇰🇷Korean
시준하다
어떤 것과 평행하게 만들거나 배치하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đối chiếu
làm hoặc đặt song song với một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
เปรียบเทียบ
ทำหรือวางขนานกับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
berkolimasi
membuat atau menempatkan sejajar dengan sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
mag-collimate
gumawa o maglagay ng kahanay sa isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
kolimat
membuat atau meletakkan selari dengan sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
موازاة
صنع أو وضع بالتوازي مع شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
هماهنگ کردن
ساختن یا قرار دادن موازی با چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
hizalamak
bir şeye paralel yapmak veya yerleştirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
להתאסף
ליצור או למקם מקביל למשהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'collimate'?
The primary meaning of 'collimate' is 'make or place parallel to something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'collimate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'collimate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'collimate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'collimate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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