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triangulate
[trahy-ang-gyuh-lit, -leyt, trahy-ang-gyuh-leyt]
verb (used with object)
to make triangular.
to divide into triangles.
to survey (an area) by triangulation.
triangulate
verb
to survey by the method of triangulation
to calculate trigonometrically
to divide into triangles
to make triangular
adjective
marked with or composed of triangles
Other Word Forms
- triangulator noun
- subtriangulate adjective
- ٰˈԲܱٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of triangulate1
Example Sentences
We had a shared best friend — we were always triangulating.
How does one “reasonably accommodate”, “triangulate with”, “find consensus”, or “try to understand” and “empathize” with people who support autocracy, authoritarianism, and/or fascism?
This is why I always try to triangulate where I live, work and where my daughter goes to school, so I don’t have to be involved in too much traffic.
The researchers propose that spiders may triangulate the insects’ distance and direction using hairlike structures on their legs called trichobothria that pick up minute fluctuations in sound and air currents.
And I never truly expected her to racially triangulate herself on our podcast.
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