Triangulation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triangulation \Tri*an`gu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. triangulation.]
     (Surv.)
     The series or network of triangles into which the face of a
     country, or any portion of it, is divided in a
     trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the
     elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the


     country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to
     fix the positions and distances of the several points
     connected by them.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  triangulation
       n 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
       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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "triangulation":
     appraisal, appraisement, approximation, assessment, assize,
     assizement, automatic tracking, calculation, computation,
     correction, data transmission, determination, estimate, estimation,
     evaluation, flector tuning, gauging, instrumentation, locking on,
     locking signals, mapping, measure, measurement, measuring,
     mensuration, metric system, phase adjustment, pinpointing,
     precision focusing, quantification, quantization, radar navigation,
     radar-telephone relay, range finding, rating, scan conversion,
     scanning, signal modulation, survey, surveying, telemetering,
     telemetry, three-pointing, tracking, triggering signals,
     valuation