collimate

collimate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light.
2. verb. adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
3. verb. make or place parallel to something

   "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

   Synonyms: parallel

Synonyms

parallel

Common word forms

collimated, collimates, collimating

Words from these letters

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