triangulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce triangulation in British English:
UK [traɪˌæŋgjuˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce triangulation in American English:
US [traɪˌæŋɡjəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- 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
- 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
Word Origin
- triangulation (n.)
- 1809, from French triangulation, from Medieval Latin triangulationem (mid-12c., nominative triangulatio), noun of action from Latin *triangulare, from triangulum (see triangle).
Example
- 1. When that happens , triangulation allows the system to locate the original bolt with precision .
- 2. Can you do a triangulation on it ?
- 3. She says " latitude " uses gps systems and what 's called cell tower triangulation to do the job .
- 4. This project goes beyond today 's mapping applications like google 's street view , for example , which first identifies your location either via gps or triangulation and then shows you pictures of that area .
- 5. Visual localization : for phones without gps technology , triangulation could be combined with the computer vision technology to locate a user 's position and orientation in a manner that would be comparable to gps and just as accurate .