Meaning

3 senses

  1. To locate by means of triangulation.

    триангули́роватьtriangulírovatʹ

    survey by triangulation

  2. 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".

    gegeneinander ausspielen

  3. To divide into triangles.

    divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to locate by triangulation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to pit two against each other:

Origin

From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of

From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler.

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Forms

triangulates, triangulating, triangulated, triangulated
Base formtriangulate · to triangulate
3rd person singulartriangulates
Present participletriangulating
Past simpletriangulated
Past participletriangulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytriangulate
he, she, ittriangulates

Past simpleLesson

all personstriangulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave triangulated
he, she, ithas triangulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill triangulate

Word family

4 related words
Relatedtriangletriangulation
Derivedretriangulatetriangulator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trialB2triangleB2triangulartriathlontribaltribeB2
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