tri·an·gu·late
trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-ˌlāt 
triangulated; triangulating
1
: to survey, map, or determine by triangulation
2
a
: to divide into triangles
b
: to give triangular form to
tri·an·gu·late
trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-lət
: consisting of or marked with triangles
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Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2022
Software can then triangulate the source’s location from these angles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2017
Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2021
In the past, ecologists would take radio receivers into the field to painstakingly triangulate tigers’ locations once or twice a day in natural landscapes.
—Neil Carter, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2021
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Verb
Oftentimes, updates are triangulated between camps in extreme conditions and translated from one language to another before they’re communicated to the rest of the world.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2022
Software can then triangulate the source’s location from these angles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2017
Adjective
Astronomers suspected some of these signals are likely caused by flares streaming off magnetars many billions of light-years away, but the telescopes can't quite triangulate where the signals are coming from.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2021
In the past, ecologists would take radio receivers into the field to painstakingly triangulate tigers’ locations once or twice a day in natural landscapes.
—Neil Carter, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2021
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“Triangulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triangulate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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