TRIANGULATE

triangulate

(adjective) composed of or marked with triangles

triangulate

(verb) survey by triangulation; “The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot”

triangulate

(verb) measure by using trigonometry; “triangulate the angle”

triangulate

(verb) divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; “triangulate the piece of cardboard”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

triangulate (third-person singular simple present triangulates, present participle triangulating, simple past and past participle triangulated)

to locate by means of triangulation

to pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both ends against the middle"

• Victor Davis Hanson,

Adjective

triangulate (not comparable)

triangular

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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