"triangulate" meaning in English

See triangulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} triangulate (not comparable)
  1. triangular Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: triangulately
    Sense id: en-triangulate-en-adj-0szuuFCE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41

Verb

IPA: /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: triangulates [present, singular, third-person], triangulating [participle, present], triangulated [participle, past], triangulated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} triangulate (third-person singular simple present triangulates, present participle triangulating, simple past and past participle triangulated)
  1. to locate by means of triangulation Translations (to locate by triangulation): trianguler (French), triangular (Portuguese), триангули́ровать (triangulírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), triantanaich (Scottish Gaelic), triangular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-triangulate-en-verb-mADILG-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41 Disambiguation of 'to locate by triangulation': 95 5
  2. to pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both ends against the middle"
    Sense id: en-triangulate-en-verb-9iaVku13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 41

Inflected forms

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