trig¹ Definition
trig (trig)
adjective
- trim; neat; spruce
- in good condition; strong; sound
- prim; precise
Etymology: ME trigg < ON tryggr, trusty, firm: for IE base see true
transitive verb trigged, trig′·ging
Brit., Dialectal to make trig: often with out or up
trig² Definition
trig (trig)
transitive verb trigged, trig′·ging
- to prevent (a wheel, cask, etc.) from rolling by placing a wedge, stone, etc. under it
- to prop or support
Etymology: < ? Scand, as in Dan trykke, to press
noun
Dialectal a stone, wedge, etc. used in trigging
trig³ Definition
trig (trig)
noun
trig4 Definition
trig
trigonometric(al)
trig Usage Examples
Object
point: Went to trig point not tumulus on advice of Paddy Dillon book.
Converse of object
- have: The other Scalpay, off Harris, doesn't have a trig either.
- find: An hour later, however - a whole bloody hour - I still hadn't found the trig.
- use: This required taking noon observations and using trig to determine the precise angle of a shadow relative to the perpendicular of the wall.
- reach: When I reached the trig I actually wrung out my sweaty shirt ( at 21:00!
Adjective modifier
- fixed: See also: V3D_f, polygon3d, Fixed point trig.
- primary: Furthermore, Butser is one of the 340 primary trigs ( 4 ) spread across Britain.
- simple: Simple trig ought to work for cloud, if the angle can be measured.
- local: The existing ring traverse control points and the local Soviet trigs were included within this framework.
Modifies a noun
- pillar: The trig pillar is reached only 250m from the road - sadly, the map fails to give the spot height.
- point: Still feeling fit, I reached the trig point without further rest: 7 hours from the off.
- function: How do you actually work out the values of functions like the trig functions or the exponential?
- number: Reading a trig point number equates to being dealt a hand of four or five cards.
- height: Should we try to persuade the OS to give trig point heights to 0.1m on future Explorer maps?
- column: An outcrop just beyond the trig column appeared to be the highest point.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near trig
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