TRIANGULATIONS

Noun

triangulations

plural of triangulation

Source: Wiktionary


TRIANGULATION

Tri*an`gu*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. triangulation.] (Surv.)

Definition: The series or network of triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by them.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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