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trilateration
[ trahy-lat-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ traɪˈlæt əˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun Surveying.
a method of determining the relative positions of three or more points by treating these points as vertices of a triangle or triangles of which the angles and sides can be measured.
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Origin of trilateration
Words nearby trilateration
trike, Trikora, Trilafon, trilateral, trilateralism, trilateration, trilby, trilemma, trilinear, trilingual, triliteral
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British Dictionary definitions for trilateration
trilateration
/ (ˌtraɪlætəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
a method of surveying in which a whole area is divided into triangles, the sides of which are measured, usually by electromagnetic distance measuring for geodetic control or by chain survey for a detailed survey
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