| 释义 |
collineate, v.|kəˈlɪniːeɪt|
[f. L. collīneāt- ppl. stem of collīneāre: see colline v.]
†1. intr. To meet together or converge, as lines, towards a point; also fig. Obs.
a1631Donne Serm. xxvii. 272 This is certain, this all St. Paul places Collineate to. 1651Life Father Sarpi (1676) 66 The very centre where all their lines do collineate.
†2. ‘To level at or hit the mark’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656). Obs.
So in Bailey 1721–90.
3. = collimate 2 (being the etymological form).
In modern Dicts. |
