Meaning of TRIANGULATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]trI'anggyulit, [v]trI'anggyu`leyt, trI'anggyu`leyt
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- [adj] composed of or marked with triangles
- [v] survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"
- [v] measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle"
- [v] divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
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| | See Also: | | carve up, dissever, divide, measure, measure out, mensurate, separate, split, split up, survey | |
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| | Definition: | | \Tri*an"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Triangulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Triangulating}.]
1. To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means
of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.
2. To make triangular, or three-cornered.
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