English verb: triangulate |
1. | triangulate (social) divide into triangles or give a triangular form to |
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| Samples | Triangulate the piece of cardboard.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up |
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2. | triangulate (cognition) measure by using trigonometry |
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| Samples | Triangulate the angle.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | measure, measure out, mensurate |
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3. | triangulate (cognition) survey by triangulation |
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| Samples | The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | survey |
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