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Triangulate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Triangulate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

"triangulate the piece of cardboard"

2

measure by using trigonometry

"triangulate the angle"

3

survey by triangulation

"The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"

4

to locate by means of triangulation

Adjective
1

composed of or marked with triangles

2

triangular

Example Sentences
"triangulate the piece of cardboard" verb
"triangulate the angle" verb
"The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot" verb
See Also
triangulates triangulateth triangulately triangulation triangulated triangular triangulator nontriangulated
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
divide measure survey
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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