Word: collimators
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
lli
ma
tors
Definition: Plural of collimator; optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam
Morphemes:
Affix: collimate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: collīmō
Language: la
Decoded: collimo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I direct in a straight line
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.