triangulate
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1. survey by triangulation (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | survey, |
| definition | : | plot a map of (land) (verb.cognition) |
2. measure by using trigonometry (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | measure, measure out, mensurate, |
| definition | : | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of (verb.cognition) |
3. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to (verb.social)
4. survey by triangulation (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | triangulation, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
5. measure by using trigonometry (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | triangulation, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
6. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
7. composed of or marked with triangles (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
8. survey by triangulation (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | triangulation, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
9. measure by using trigonometry (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | triangulation, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
10. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
11. composed of or marked with triangles (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | triangle, trigon, trilateral, |
| definition | : | a three-sided polygon (noun.shape) |
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