"biangulation" meaning in All languages combined

See biangulation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: biangulations [plural]
Etymology: bi- + angulation or biangulate + -ion Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|angulation}} bi- + angulation, {{suffix|en|biangulate|ion}} biangulate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biangulation (countable and uncountable, plural biangulations)
  1. The establishment of the two-dimensional position of a point, relative to a fixed point, by first establishing the position of an intermediate point Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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