Triangulation (Noun)
Meaning 1
A trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Surveyors used triangulation to accurately map the entire forest by breaking it down into a network of connected triangles.
- Triangulation involves measuring the length of a single side and the angles between the known and unknown sides of each triangle.
- To establish the coordinates of a reference point, geodetic triangulation requires accurate measurements of angles and one known side of each triangle.
- Historically, triangulation has been the method of choice for creating precise maps, allowing surveyors to determine distances without physical measurement.
- Geologists employ triangulation to calculate the height of mountains by forming a network of reference points and measuring the angles and a single side of each triangle.