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Meaning of 'triangulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Triangulate [ v. t.]
- To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.
- To make triangular, or three-cornered.

Meaning of 'triangulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . triangulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- survey by triangulation
Example in sentence:
  • The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot
Meaning (2):
- measure by using trigonometry
Example in sentence:
  • triangulate the angle
Meaning (3):
- divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
Example in sentence:
  • triangulate the piece of cardboard

Nearby Words:

tri- tri/cia tri/cious triable triableness triacid triacle triacontahedral triaconter triad

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