HyperDic: triangulate

English > 4 senses of the word triangulate:
VERBsocialtriangulatedivide into triangles / triangles or give a triangular form to
cognitiontriangulatemeasure by using trigonometry
cognitiontriangulatesurvey by triangulation
ADJECTIVEperttriangulatecomposed of or marked with triangles
English > triangulate: 4 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningComposed of or marked with triangles.
Nounstrianglea three-sided polygon
English > triangulate: 4 senses > verb 1, social
Meaningdivide into triangles / triangles or give a triangular form to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"triangulate the piece of cardboard"
Broaderdivide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve upseparate into parts or portions
Nounstrianglea three-sided polygon
English > triangulate: 4 senses > verb 2, cognition
MeaningMeasure by using trigonometry.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"triangulate the angle"
Broadermeasure, mensurate, measure outDetermine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
Nounstriangulationa trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart
English > triangulate: 4 senses > verb 3, cognition
MeaningSurvey by triangulation.
PatternSomebody ----s something
BroadersurveyPlot a map of (land)
Spanishtriangular
Nounstrianglea three-sided polygon
triangulationa method of surveying

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