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Adjective: triangulate  trI'ang-gyu,leyt
  1. Composed of or marked with triangles
Verb: triangulate  trI'ang-gyu,leyt
  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"

Derived forms: triangulating, triangulates, triangulated

Type of: carve up, dissever, divide, measure, measure out, mensurate, separate, split, split up, survey

Encyclopedia: Triangulate