Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb triangulate

3 senses of triangulate

Sense 1
triangulate -- (divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard")
       => divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up -- (separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I")

Sense 2
triangulate -- (measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle")
       => measure, mensurate, measure out -- (determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall")

Sense 3
triangulate -- (survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot")
       => survey -- (plot a map of (land))

Similarity of adj triangulate

1 sense of triangulate

Sense 1
triangulate -- (composed of or marked with triangles)