English Explanatory Dictionary

trig point

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps.
  2. Any fixed structure that marks a measuring point used in triangulation.

Word forms

trig point trig points trigpoint

Etymology

Clipping of triangulation point.

Synonyms

triangulation pillar triangulation station trigonometrical point
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