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Triangulation noun {f}

Triangulation, Triangulationen   /tʁiʔaŋɡʊlaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Geodäsie: Festlegung eines Netzes aus Dreiecken zur Landvermessung
  • Architektur: historische Bestimmung von Größenverhältnissen bei Bauwerken mithilfe von gleichseitigen Dreiecken
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triangulation noun

  /tɹaɪˌæŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • (uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.
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triangulate verb

  /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/
  • (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".
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