Dictionary Check: triangulate

"triangulate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

composed of or marked with triangles

verb

divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

Example: "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
verb

measure by using trigonometry

Example: "triangulate the angle"
verb

survey by triangulation

Example: "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"

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