to triangle
- verb
- /ˈtraɪæŋɡəl/
- Specialized
:
triangular
- Engineers triangled the area before starting construction to map the land precisely.
Examples
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The surveyors triangled the new bridge site to ensure accurate placement.
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Early explorers triangled their position using distant mountain peaks as reference points.
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We need to triangle the area for accurate measurements.
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Can you triangle the position of the new building?
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The team triangled the location by measuring angles from three different points to find the exact coordinates.
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The scientists triangled their position during the expedition using landmarks to ensure they were on the right path.
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To establish a reference, they triangled the area by calculating distances from three fixed points.
Synonyms
22
7.7
To find the exact location of something using triangles and known points
Compounds
3
6.7
An area of sea between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico where ships and planes are said to disappear
- Informal
1
5.8
A part of a project where tasks, decisions, or resources disappear and never get done
- Specialized
1
6.1
Triangle with a right angle whose sides are whole numbers and follow a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- Specialized
1
4.4
A triangle that has all sides of different lengths and all angles of different sizes
A small group of three bright stars in the southern sky near Circinus and Apus
How Accurate
- Specialized
123
4.0
- Specialized
80
2.4
370
2.6
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Triangled (to find a position) comes from the idea of a triangle, with tri- 'three' and angle 'corner', because using three points to measure makes a triangle that helps you fix an exact place.