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- 1. divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes.
- 2. form into a triangle or triangles: "the brackets triangulate the frame"
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1. : to survey, map, or determine by triangulation. 2. a. : to divide into triangles. b. : to give triangular form to. triangulate. 2 of 2. adjective. tri· an· gu· late trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-lət. : consisting of or marked with triangles. Examples of triangulate in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb.
TRIANGULATE definition: 1. to divide an area into triangles in order to measure it or draw a map of it 2. to calculate…. Learn more.
Definition of 'triangulate' Word Frequency. triangulate in British English. verb (traɪˈæŋɡjʊˌleɪt ) (transitive) 1. a. to survey by the method of triangulation. b. to calculate trigonometrically. 2. to divide into triangles. 3. to make triangular. adjective (traɪˈæŋɡjʊlɪt , -ˌleɪt ) 4. marked with or composed of triangles.
Triangulate definition: composed of or marked with triangles. . See examples of TRIANGULATE used in a sentence.
To triangulate is to divide into triangles or use triangles to measure something. Sometimes people triangulate to measure distance. When you use three points to measure something, you triangulate.
tri·an·gu·late. (trī-ăng′gyə-lāt′) v. tri·an·gu·lat·ed, tri·an·gu·lat·ing, tri·an·gu·lates. v.tr. 1. To divide into triangles. 2. To survey by triangulation. 3. To make triangular. 4. To measure by using trigonometry. v.intr. 1. To employ geometric or surveying triangulation. 2. To try to establish a new political position by triangulation.
1. a. to survey by the method of triangulation. [...] b. to calculate trigonometrically. [...] 2. to divide into triangles. [...] 3. to make triangular. [...] 4. marked with or composed of triangles. [...] More. Conjugations of 'triangulate' present simple: I triangulate, you triangulate [...] past simple: I triangulated, you triangulated [...]
