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triangulate

DEFINITIONS OF: triangulate

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v measure by using trigonometry

triangulate the angle”
Type of:
measure, measure out, mensurate
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

v survey by triangulation

“The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot”
Type of:
survey
plot a map of (land)

v divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

triangulate the piece of cardboard”
Type of:
carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up
separate into parts or portions

adj composed of or marked with triangles

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