collimate

Etymology
, which originated as a misreading of,.

Verb

 * 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.

Related terms

 * collimation
 * decollimation
 * collimator

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: kollimoida
 * German: kollimieren
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: