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trig¹ Definition

trig (trig)

adjective

  1. trim; neat; spruce
  2. in good condition; strong; sound
  3. 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

  1. to prevent (a wheel, cask, etc.) from rolling by placing a wedge, stone, etc. under it
  2. 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

trigonometry

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

  • summit: Out the forest the summit trig perched on a green hill not too far away.
  • point: See also: V3D_f, polygon3d, Fixed point trig.