trilateration

[ trahy-lat-uh-rey-shuhn ]

nounSurveying.
  1. 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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trilateration

/ (ˌtraɪlætəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. 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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