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collimated

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • 2008 May, A. M. Soderberg, et al., An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova, Accepted draft, page 3, Wolf-Rayet stars are also argued9 to give rise to gamma-ray bursts, a related but rare class of explosions characterized by highly-collimated relativistic jets.

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verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of collimate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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