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Verb: triangulate  trI'ang-gyu,leyt
  1. Survey by triangulation
    "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"
     
  2. Measure by using trigonometry
    "triangulate the angle"
     
  3. Divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
    "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
Adjective: triangulate  trI'ang-gyu,leyt
  1. Composed of or marked with triangles
    "The artist used a triangulate pattern in their abstract painting"

Derived forms: triangulated, triangulates, triangulating

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

Encyclopedia: Triangulate