triangulate

(trī aŋgyə lāt′; for adj., -lit, -lāt′)

transitive verb triangulated, triangulating

  1. to divide into triangles
  2. to survey or map (a region) by triangulation
  3. to make triangular

Origin: < ML triangulatus, pp. of *triangulare < L triangulum: see triangle

adjective

  1. of triangles; triangular
  2. marked with triangles

See triangulate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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.
adjective (trī-ăngˈgyə-lĭt)
  1. Of or relating to triangles; triangular.
  2. Made up of or marked with triangles.

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