biangulate

adj, verb — 2 senses

biangulate

adj

Etymology From bi- + angulate.

1

Synonym of biangular.

biangulate

verb

Etymology From bi- + angulate.

1

To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point

  • e.g. Move one mile north-east, then two miles south.
Derived terms
biangulation

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