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collimate vs aline

aline vs collimate

collimate and aline both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collimate No No Yes No
aline No No Yes No
As verbs, aline is a hypernym of collimate; that is, aline is a word with a broader meaning than collimate:
  • collimate: adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
  • aline: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Other hypernyms of collimate include adjust, align, line up.
collimate (verb) aline (verb)
adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
make or place parallel to something
Difference between collimate and aline

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