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/tɹaɪˈænɡjʊlˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /tɹaɪˌæŋɡjuˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /tɹaɪˌæŋɡjuˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
- a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
How To Use triangulation In A Sentence
- This triangulation of information will help school practitioners make better decisions about students or programs because data from one source can help confirm or disconfirm information from another.
- A negative correlation between triangulation and intimacy has also been demonstrated.
- The problem with this sort of triangulation is that it puts you at the mercy of the extremists — if one side gets crazier, the “middle road” shifts to accomodate. Will Saletan’s Moderation
- A mythological trinity of ancient Greek goddesses, another triangulation, provides a clue to the meaning of the three parts of the work.
- Could this 72-degree bound be achieved by a triangulation in which all triangles met edge to edge?
- We checked for spatial structure by determining the position of each pair on the lawn using the distance measurements described above and simple triangulation.
- After that, a base triangulation is performed.
- From 1890 to 1893 he worked for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and developed triangulation methods of surveying which were less expensive and more accurate than those employed up to that time.
- All of the angles and at least one side (the base) of the triangulation system are measured.
- The position of the receiver is determined by triangulation, except that in this case, the distance to four GPS satellites is used to determine the receiver's position in three dimensions.
