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triangulate

adjective verb

Composed of or marked with triangles

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Composed of or marked with triangles

verb

  1. Divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

    “Triangulate the piece of cardboard”

verb

  1. Measure by using trigonometry

    “Triangulate the angle”

verb

  1. Survey by triangulation

    “The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot”

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Example Sentences

Triangulate the piece of cardboard
Triangulate the angle
The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot

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