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trilateration
tri·lat·er·a·tion [ tr latə ráysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mapmaking technique: a technique used in surveying and mapmaking, using a tellurometer for measuring the sides of a network of triangles
[Mid-20th century. <trilateral]
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