triangulated
Located using angles
Triangulated describes something divided into triangles or measured using triangulation—a technique that determines positions by forming triangles from known points.
Surveyors triangulate land; GPS satellites triangulate your location.
Figuratively, to triangulate is to verify information from multiple sources or position yourself strategically between competing interests: She triangulated between the two factions to broker a deal.
Corner points of shapes
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- hypotenuseLongest right-triangle side
- isoscelesTwo sides match
scalene · equilateral · sine · cosine · congruence · tessellation · mesh · wireframe
Standard for comparison
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- datumSingle unit of information
- geodesyEarth measurement science
coordinates · vertices · topography · elevation · contour · altimetry · cartography · sighting
Satellite-based location technology
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- waypointNavigation reference location
- bearingPosture or orientation
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
position · fix · beacon · radar · sonar · piloting · charting · course
Set in location
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- corneredUnable to flee
- flankedPositioned at both sides
manipulated · trapped · pressured · isolated · calculated · diplomacy · negotiation · alliance
Cited elsewhere within text
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- sourcedFound and acquired
fact-checked · substantiated · authenticated · documented · cross-checked · reliability · evidence · methodology
vertices
Corner points of shapes
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- hypotenuseLongest right-triangle side
isosceles · scalene · equilateral · sine · cosine · congruence · tessellation · mesh · wireframe · polyhedron
baseline
Standard for comparison
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- datumSingle unit of information
geodesy · coordinates · vertices · topography · elevation · contour · altimetry · cartography · sighting · station
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
coordinates · position · fix · beacon · radar · sonar · piloting · charting · course · locator
positioned
Set in location
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- corneredUnable to flee
flanked · manipulated · trapped · pressured · isolated · calculated · diplomacy · negotiation · alliance · powerplay
cross-referenced
Cited elsewhere within text
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
sourced · fact-checked · substantiated · authenticated · documented · cross-checked · reliability · evidence · methodology · rigor
triangulatedguessed
Estimated without certainty
eyeballed · estimated · approximated · unlocated · unmapped
triangulatedunbraced
Not reinforced or steadied
unreinforced · unsupported · unstiffened · rectangular · curved
triangulatedunverified
Not yet proven true
uncorroborated · unconfirmed · taken at face value · assumed · unvalidated
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