triangulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To locate by means of triangulation.
To pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both sides against the middle".
To divide into triangles.

adj

/tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav

triangulate triangulates triangulating triangulated

From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler.

triangular

triangulately

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