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line up vs collimate

collimate vs line up

line up and collimate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line up No No Yes No
collimate No No Yes No
As verbs, collimate is a hyponym of line up; that is, collimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line up:
  • line up: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  • collimate: adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
line up (verb) collimate (verb)
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
take one's position before a kick-off make or place parallel to something
arrange in ranks
form a queue, form a line, stand in line
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
form a line
Difference between line up and collimate

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