"triangulate" meaning in English

See triangulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav
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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 73 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 17 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 13 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 15 10

Verb

IPA: /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav 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 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" Translations (to pit two against each other): gegeneinander ausspielen (German)
    Sense id: en-triangulate-en-verb-9iaVku13 Disambiguation of 'to pit two against each other': 1 99

Inflected forms

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