triangulation, surveying

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  1. triangulation
    a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
  2. surveying
    the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
Created on Mon Feb 04 02:00:16 EST 2008

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