triangulate
1 of 2verb
tri·an·gu·late trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-ˌlāt 
triangulated; triangulating
transitive verb
1
: to survey, map, or determine by triangulation
2
a
: to divide into triangles
b
: to give triangular form to
triangulate
2 of 2adjective
tri·an·gu·late trī-ˈaŋ-gyə-lət
: consisting of or marked with triangles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 If Republicans gain only in the House, Biden won’t feel as much pressure to triangulate off the GOP Congress. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 6 Aug. 2022 Election officials said that information is detailed enough that it could be used to triangulate how some voters cast their ballots, violating Utah’s constitutional guarantee of a secret ballot. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2022 And that ability to triangulate commercial, social and environmental value is a new formula for capitalism. Michael Gale, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Their faces were covered in dots, which the cameras tracked along with the markers on their suits to triangulate and map their movements to a virtual skeleton using Masquerade 2.0. Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The cameras can detect smoke and fire ignitions, triangulate them to within 100 meters, and immediately alert local fire agencies, the Forest Service and tribes. oregonlive, 22 June 2022 Besides sharing factual information, dozens have also used Tinder to gather intel and triangulate the locations of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Amanda Florian, ELLE, 11 May 2022 Good didn’t uncover details of the abuse, but was able to triangulate the stories by hearing them from three different sources and then getting confirmation from Caminiti’s attorney. Matt Young, Chron, 10 May 2022 Neil Carter, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2021 See More
Verb
There were worries that the data was detailed enough that it could be used to triangulate how a specific voter had voted. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 If Republicans gain only in the House, Biden won’t feel as much pressure to triangulate off the GOP Congress. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 6 Aug. 2022 Election officials said that information is detailed enough that it could be used to triangulate how some voters cast their ballots, violating Utah’s constitutional guarantee of a secret ballot. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2022 And that ability to triangulate commercial, social and environmental value is a new formula for capitalism. Michael Gale, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Their faces were covered in dots, which the cameras tracked along with the markers on their suits to triangulate and map their movements to a virtual skeleton using Masquerade 2.0. Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The cameras can detect smoke and fire ignitions, triangulate them to within 100 meters, and immediately alert local fire agencies, the Forest Service and tribes. oregonlive, 22 June 2022 Besides sharing factual information, dozens have also used Tinder to gather intel and triangulate the locations of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Amanda Florian, ELLE, 11 May 2022 Good didn’t uncover details of the abuse, but was able to triangulate the stories by hearing them from three different sources and then getting confirmation from Caminiti’s attorney. Matt Young, Chron, 10 May 2022 Adjective
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 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Medieval Latin triangulatus, past participle of triangulare to make triangles, from Latin triangulum
First Known Use
Verb
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1766, in the meaning defined above
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