triangulate.
To locate by means of triangulation.
Meaning & usage
To locate by means of triangulation.
To pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both sides against the middle".
To divide into triangles.
Where this word comes from
From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler.
Synonym of triangular.
Where this word comes from
From Latin triangulātus. By surface analysis, tri- + angulate.
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