TRIANGULATE Definition & Meaning

triangulate

[ adjective trahy-ang-gyuh-lit, -leyt; verb trahy-ang-gyuh-leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

composed of or marked with triangles.

verb (used with object)

triangulated, triangulating.

to make triangular.
to divide into triangles.
to survey (an area) by triangulation.

triangulate

verb

1. to survey by the method of triangulation
2. to calculate trigonometrically
to divide into triangles
to make triangular

adjective

marked with or composed of triangles

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Derived Forms

�ٰ��ˈ��Բ��ܱ��ٱ��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ٰ��·��g��·��t�ǰ� noun
��ܲ�t��·��g��·��ٱ� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of triangulate¹

1600–10; < Medieval Latin �ٰ��Բ��ܱ��ٳܲ�, past participle of �ٰ��Բ��ܱ�� to make triangles. See triangle, -ate ¹

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We had a shared best friend — we were always triangulating.

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How does one “reasonably accommodate”, “triangulate with”, “find consensus”, or “try to understand” and “empathize” with people who support autocracy, authoritarianism, and/or fascism?

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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.

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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.

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And I never truly expected her to racially triangulate herself on our podcast.

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