Definitions For Triangulation

noun

• A method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
• A trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
• A method of finding a distance or location by measuring the distance between two points whose exact location is known and then measuring the angles between each point and a third unknown point