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   triangulate

   verb

   • 1. divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes.
   • ▪ measure and map (an area) by the use of triangles with a known base length and base angles.
   • ▪ determine (a height, distance, or location) by triangulating an area.
   • 2. form into a triangle or triangles: "the brackets triangulate the frame"
   • 3. (in politics) position oneself in such a way as to appeal to or appease both left-wing and right-wing standpoints: US "will the president decide to triangulate?"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin triangulum ‘triangle’ (see triangle) + -ate3.

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