triangulate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
  2. verb measure by using trigonometry
  3. verb survey by triangulation

Etymology

From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler.

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