What does collimate mean?
To bring into alignment or to adjust so that parallel lines or surfaces meet at a single point. To adjust the optical components of an optical instrument, such as a telescope, so that the light rays converge at a single point.
Example
"The astronomer had to collimate the telescope to get a clear view of the distant stars."
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