triangulate (redirected from triangulates)

tri·an·gu·late  (tr-nggy-lt)

tr.v. tri·an·gu·lat·ed, tri·an·gu·lat·ing, tri·an·gu·lates

1. To divide into triangles.

2. To survey by triangulation.

3. To make triangular.

4. To measure by using trigonometry.

adj. (tr-nggy-lt)

1. Of or relating to triangles; triangular.

2. Made up of or marked with triangles.

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triangulate

vb [traɪˈæŋgjʊˌleɪt] (tr)

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying)

a.  to survey by the method of triangulation

b.  to calculate trigonometrically

2. to divide into triangles

3. to make triangular

adj [traɪˈæŋgjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt]

(Mathematics) marked with or composed of triangles

triangulately  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
	2.	triangulate - measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle" measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
	3.	triangulate - survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot" survey - plot a map of (land)
Adj.	1.	triangulate - composed of or marked with triangles

Translations

triangulate [traɪˈæŋgjʊleɪt] VT → triangular

triangulate

adj (Math) → triangulär (form)

vt → in Dreiecke einteilen; (Surv) → triangulieren