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TRIANGULATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Composed of or marked with triangles

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

triangle (a three-sided polygon)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Survey by triangulation

Example:

The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "triangulate" is one way to...):

survey (plot a map of (land))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

triangle (a three-sided polygon)

triangulation (a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Measure by using trigonometry

Example:

triangulate the angle

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "triangulate" is one way to...):

measure; measure out; mensurate (determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

triangulation (a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

Example:

triangulate the piece of cardboard

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "triangulate" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

triangle (a three-sided polygon)

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