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Triangulation

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Noun

1. triangulation

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

2. triangulation

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

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Triangulation

see synonyms of triangulation
noun
1. 
a method of surveying in which an area is divided into triangles, one side (the base line) and all angles of which are measured and the lengths of the other lines calculated trigonometrically
2. 
the network of triangles so formed
3. 
the fixing of an unknown point, as in navigation, by making it one vertex of a triangle, the other two being known
4. chess
a key manoeuvre in the endgame in which the king moves thrice in a triangular path to leave the opposing king with the move and at a disadvantage

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Triangulation

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noun
1.  Surveying and Navigation
the process of determining the distance between points on the earth's surface, or the relative positions of points, by dividing up a large area into a series of connected triangles, measuring a base line between two points, and then locating a third point by computing both the size of the angles made by lines from this point to each end of the base line and the lengths of these lines
2. 
the triangles thus marked out

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Triangulation

see synonyms of triangulation
n.
1.
a. A surveying technique in which a region is divided into a series of triangular elements based on a line of known length so that accurate measurements of distances and directions may be made by the application of trigonometry.
b. The network of triangles so laid out.
2. The location of an unknown point, as in navigation, by the formation of a triangle having the unknown point and two known points as the vertices.
3. The establishment of a political position that differs from two existing or opposing positions, especially in being moderate.

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