Triangulate Definition

triangulate
adjective
  1. composed of or marked with triangles
verb
  1. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
  2. measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle"
  3. survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"

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