collimate

Example Sentences

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One possible signal would be a flash of light from a collimated light beam generated to propel light sails.

From Scientific American

Seeing a collimated beam of light and controlling that, reflecting it, refracting it, making art.

From The Verge

But to reach this goal requires a major investment in the infrastructure needed to produce and collimate such a light beam.

From Scientific American

The authors use the extremely clear signal of the solar wind’s strahl — a collimated and fast beam of electrons that stream along the magnetic field — to study the field’s geometry and configuration.

From Nature

In the past, journals were only economically viable if their value was deemed worth their subscription fees, thereby collimating the publisher’s and the readers’ interest.

From Nature