triangulate

triangulate

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/

Verb

triangulate (third-person singular simple present triangulates, present participle triangulating, simple past and past participle triangulated)

1. to locate by means of triangulation
   • 1966, Bob Shaw, Light of Other Days

     "I'll give you a check now," I said abruptly, and saw Selina's green eyes triangulate angrily on my face.

2. to pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both ends against the middle"
   • Victor Davis Hanson,

     It is one thing to triangulate between the United States and the Arab world for short-term advantage; quite another to find oneself alienated from the heretofore supportive Americans without finding commensurate gratitude from the Middle East.

Translations

to locate by triangulation

Portuguese: triangular (pt) Russian: триангули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (triangulírovatʹ)

Scottish Gaelic: triantanaich Spanish: triangular (es)

Adjective

triangulate (not comparable)

1. triangular

Derived terms

• triangulately

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Latin

Adjective

triangulāte

1. vocative masculine singular of triangulātus