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| tri·an·gu·late [ trī áng gyə làyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle tri·an·gu·lat·ed, present participle tri·an·gu·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular tri·an·gu·lates) |
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1. measure something using trigonometric relationships: to measure something using the trigonometric relationships between pairs of sides and angles of triangles
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2. survey or map something by triangulation: to survey or map an area by the process of triangulation
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3. split something into triangles: to divide a surface into triangles
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4. make something triangular: to make something into the shape of a triangle
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adjective |
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made up of triangles: shaped like a triangle or made up of triangles
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| [15th century. < Latin triangulum (see triangle)] |
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  tri·an·gu·late·ly adverb |
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