2. To make triangular, or three-cornered. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
triangulate — (v.) 1833, originally in surveying,” from L. triangulum (see TRIANGLE (Cf. triangle)) + ATE (Cf. ate) (2). Related: Triangulated; triangulating. Figurative use by 1860 … Etymology dictionary
triangulate — ► VERB 1) divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes. 2) measure and map (an area) by the use of triangles with a known base length and base angles. 3) determine (a height, distance, or location) in this way. 4) form into a triangle… … English terms dictionary
triangulate — [trī aŋ′gyə lāt΄; ] for adj. [, trī aŋ′gyo͞olit, trī aŋ′gyəlit, trī aŋ′gyo͞olāt΄, trī aŋ′gyəlāt΄] vt. triangulated, triangulating [< ML triangulatus, pp. of * triangulare < L triangulum: see TRIANGLE] 1. to divide into triangles 2. to… … English World dictionary
triangulate — verb a) to locate by means of triangulation It is one thing to triangulate between the United States and the Arab world for short term advantage; quite another to find oneself alienated from the heretofore supportive Americans without finding… … Wiktionary
Triangulate cobweb spider — Taxobox name = Triangulate cobweb spider regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae familia = Theridiidae genus = Steatoda species = S. triangulosa binomial = Steatoda triangulosa binomial authority = C. A.… … Wikipedia
triangulate — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin triangulatus, past participle of triangulare to make triangles, from Latin triangulum Date: 1766 consisting of or marked with triangles II. transitive verb ( lated; lating) Date: 1833 1. to survey, map, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
triangulate — adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triangulate — triangulator, n. adj. /truy ang gyeuh lit, layt /; v. /truy ang gyeuh layt /, adj., v., triangulated, triangulating. adj. 1. composed of or marked with triangles. v.t. 2. to make triangular. 3. to divide into triangles. 4. to survey (an area) by… … Universalium
triangulate — Synonyms and related words: allocate, appraise, appreciate, assay, assess, assign, calculate, calibrate, caliper, check a parameter, collocate, compute, deploy, dial, dispose, divide, emplace, estimate, evaluate, fathom, fix, gauge, get a fix,… … Moby Thesaurus
triangulate — adj. built of three sided polygons v. divide into three sided polygons; measure or survey by use of triangles … English contemporary dictionary
