Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z collegelike Resembling or characteristic of a college. collegemate A person from the same college. colleger A member of a college (in any sense) collegewide throughout a college. collegey Resembling or characteristic of college. collegial Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues. collegialism Collegial attitudes and practices. collegiality collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner collegially In a collegial manner. collegian A student (or a former student) of a college collegianer A college student. Collegiant A member of an association of Arminians and Anabaptists in Holland, founded in 1619, who held a college (meeting) on the first Sunday of each month at which everyone had the same liberty of expounding the scripture and praying. Collegiantism The religious beliefs and practices of the Collegiants. collegiate Of, or relating to a college, or college students; collegial. collegiately In the manner of a community or of a group of colleagues. collegiateness The quality of being collegiate. collegienne A female college student. collegium A committee or council. collemataceous Of or relating to the Collemataceae. collembola Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail. collembolan Any insect of the order Collembola, the springtails. collembolid Any springtail of the subclass Collembola. collembological Relating to collembology. collembologist One who studies springtails (hexapods of the subclass Collembola). collembology The scientific study of springtails, the Collembola. collembolous Relating to the springtails, the Collembola. Collen A surname originating as a patronymic. collenchyma A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions; present just under leaves, tendrils and stems of climbers; formed before vascular differentiation. collenchymatic Relating to collenchyma. collenchymatous Relating to collenchyma. collencyte A type of branched cell present in collenchyma Collendina A locality in the Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Coller A surname. Colleran A surname. Collerina A locality in the Brewarrina council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. colles A surname Collessie A small village north-west of Ladybank, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2813). collet A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. colleted Fitted with a collet. colleterial Relating to the colleterial gland of insects. colleterium The colleterial gland colletid Any member of the family Colletidae of solitary bees. colletin A series of plates protecting the neck and shoulder as part of a suit of armor. Colleton A surname. colletor A multicellular trichome of a leaf or bud scale that produces a sticky secretion; a group or tuft of mucilaginous secretory hairs, usually found near the base of the leaf lamina and on the calyx. Collett A surname originating as a patronymic. Colletta A surname from Italian. Collette A surname. Colletti A surname from Italian. collettinside A particular steroid glycoside. collettiside A particular steroid glycoside. colley A surname. Colleyville A city in Tarrant County, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, United States, previously named Bransford. Colli A surname from Italian. Collick A surname. collicular Of or relating to the colliculus. colliculate Having a surface with small rounded bumps. colliculectomy excision of the seminal colliculus colliculofugal Moving out from the colliculus colliculogeniculate Pertaining to the connection between the inferior colliculus or superior colliculus and the geniculate nucleus. colliculoretinal relating to the colliculus and the retina colliculose Covered with little round elevations or hillocks. colliculothalamocortical In mammals, utilising the neural pathway for retinal information that runs from the retina, through the superior colliculus, to the thalamus, and thence to the visual cortex. colliculus A small elevation. collide To make a direct impact, especially if violent. collider Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide. Collidge A surname. collidine Any of six isomers of trimethylpyridine colliding A collision. collie Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs collielike Resembling or characteristic of a collie (type of dog). collier A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore. colliers A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Collierville A town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. colliery An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings. colliferous Bearing a collar. colligability The ability to group together to form a colligation. colligable Capable of forming a colligation Colligan A surname from Irish. colligate To tie or bind together. colligated tied together colligation A binding together. colligational Relating to colligation. colligative Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present. colligatively In a colligative manner. colligible Able to be gathered or brought together. collignoniceratid Any ammonite in the family Collignoniceratidae. collimate To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam. collimated Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar. collimating That collimates, or employs collimation collimation The act of collimating or something collimated; aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations. collimator An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence. Collin A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin. colline A small hill or mount. collineal collinear collinear Lying on the same straight line. collinearity The condition of being collinear. collinearly In a collinear manner collineate To converge to form a single line or point collineation The act of collineating; collimation. collinemycin A component of bohemic acid, with chemical formula C₃₆H₄₅NO₁₄. colliness The state or quality of being colly. colling The act of colling; hugging or embracing. Collinge A surname originating as a patronymic. Collingham A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8361). Collings A surname originating as a patronymic. Collingswood A borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Collingsworth A surname. Collingullie A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Collingwood A surname. Collingwoodian Of or relating to Robin George Collingwood (1889–1943), English philosopher and historian. collins Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. collinsia Any member of the plant genus Collinsia. Collinsian Of or pertaining to William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English author and playwright, or to his works. collinsite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Collinson A surname originating as a patronymic. Collinsvale A suburb of the City of Glenorchy and the Derwent Valley council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, formerly known as Bismarck. Collinsville A town in DeKalb County and Cherokee County, Alabama. Collinsworth A surname. Collinwood A historical area on the northeast side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. colliotomy Synonym of adhesiotomy. Collioure A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia. Collipulli A city and commune in Malleco province, Araucanía region, Chile. colliquable Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid. colliquament The first rudiments of an embryo in generation. colliquant melting; liquefying colliquate To melt or liquefy. colliquation The act of becoming liquid; melting. colliquative Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive colliquefaction A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion. colliquescence liquefaction Collis A surname originating as a patronymic. Collishaw A surname. collision An instance of colliding. collisional Of or pertaining to collisions (especially between particles). collisionality the condition of being collisional collisionally With respect to collisions collisionless That does not involve a collision between particles, bodies, plasmas or waves. collisionlessly In a collisionless way. collisionlessness Absence of collisions. collisive Colliding; clashing. Collison A surname originating as a patronymic. Collister A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Colliston A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, north-west of Arbroath (OS grid ref NO6045). collitigant disputing, on different sides in a trial Collman A surname. colloblast A kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores, used to capture prey by adhesion. collocability The tendency or legitimacy of words to occur together in a collocation. collocable Able to become part of a collocation collocal Of, from or in the same place as another