collineation

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noun

The act of collineating; collimation.

OriginLatin collineare →
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Meanings

nouncollineation (countable and uncountable, plural collineations)

plural collineations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of collineating; collimation.
  2. countableuncountablealgebraAn isomorphism from one projective space to another, often to itself.

Origin

  1. Latincollineare
  2. Englishcollineation

From Latin collineare to direct in a straight line. See collimation.

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APA

collineation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collineation

MLA

“collineation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collineation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collineation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collineation.

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