triangulate

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. composed of or marked with triangles

verb

1. divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

- triangulate the piece of cardboard

Definition categories: social, dissever, divide, separate, split

2. measure by using trigonometry

- triangulate the angle

Definition categories: cognition, measure, mensurate

3. survey by triangulation

- The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot

Definition categories: cognition, survey