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triangulation

triangulation

1 7.1
A way of dividing a surface or shape into triangles to make a mesh for computer graphics
  • noun
  • /traɪˌæŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : triangulación
  • Three projectors and four video cameras were used to establish a triangulation baseline for scanning the residual limb surface, including the distal end, which was difficult to view with the use of other methods.

These parts are called the dual graph of the triangulation.

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Examples

  • There are efficient algorithms that allow a constrained Delaunay triangulation to be built in O(n log(n)), but that's not quite O(n).

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  • Other questions, I'm having trouble seeing how the sum over all triangulations of genus H surfaces.

  • It's divided into different parts and with some amplitude with some weight, So sum of all possible triangulation of the surface.

  • The SLS sensors are based on the principle of laser triangulation.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Systems must do triangulation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Using a simple triangulation method (Mathison, 1988), the patterns and trends that emerged through the interview analysis were compared to those that emerged from the concurrent analysis of documents determined to be relevant to the organizational and academic nature of community college entrepreneurship education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In computer graphics, triangulation is used to create a detailed mesh of a 3D object for realistic rendering.

  • To analyze the surface geometry, the triangulation technique was applied to convert the irregular shape into triangles.

  • The software performs triangulation to subdivide the polygon into smaller, manageable triangles for simulation purposes.

Synonyms

meshing
vstriangulation
  • Specialized
7.2

Dividing a shape into many small parts for computer simulation

uses only three-sided elements rather than many polygon types for meshes
tessellation
vstriangulation
  • Specialized
8.2

Dividing a surface into smaller shapes to add detail when a computer draws an image

divides surfaces into only three-sided elements for mesh used in simulation or rendering

Compounds

7.8

A method that finds places on Earth by measuring angles to satellites from different ground stations

How Detailed

mesh
  • Specialized
6 7.2
triangulation
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Surface Forms

triangulation singular

Morphology

triangulation = triangulate (transparent) = triangle + ate + ion

The noun is formed by regular nominalization of the verb 'triangulate' with '-ion', referring to the process of making triangles.

Etymology

Triangulation comes from triangle, which is made of tri- 'three' and angle 'corner'. In geometry and computer graphics we break a shape into many triangles because triangles are simple and keep their shape, so triangulation is the process of turning a surface into triangles to make it easy for computers to handle.