adjective
- made parallel or aligned in a specific direction, especially referring to light rays or beams
Usage: technical; optics
Examples
- The laser produces a highly collimated beam of light.
- Collimated sunlight can be focused to create intense heat.
- The telescope uses collimated light to produce clear images.
- Scientists used collimated X-rays for the crystallography experiment.
- The optical instrument requires perfectly collimated beams to function properly.
- Collimated radiation is essential for accurate medical imaging.