triangulate

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin triangulum +‎ -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler. ==== Verb ==== triangulate (third-person singular simple present triangulates, present participle triangulating, simple past and past participle triangulated) To locate by means of triangulation. (politics) 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". (geometry, computer graphics) To divide into triangles. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin triangulātus. By surface analysis, tri- +‎ angulate. ==== Adjective ==== triangulate (not comparable) Synonym of triangular. ===== Derived terms ===== triangulately === References === == Esperanto == === Adverb === triangulate present adverbial passive participle of trianguli == Latin == === Adjective === triangulāte vocative masculine singular of triangulātus == Spanish == === Verb === triangulate second-person singular voseo imperative of triangular combined with te