triangulation in Japanese
triangulation in Japanese is 三角測量 — triangulation means a method of finding an unknown location or distance using angles measured from known points.
triangulation in Japanese
三角測量
Pronounced: sankakusokuryō
(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.
What does "triangulation" mean?
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noun A method of finding an unknown location or distance using angles measured from known points.
"Cell towers use triangulation to estimate a phone's location."
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noun (figurative, politics) The strategy of positioning oneself between two opposing sides to appeal to the middle ground.
"Critics called the policy shift a classic case of political triangulation."
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triangulation in a sentence
- Cell towers use triangulation to estimate a phone's location.
- Critics called the policy shift a classic case of political triangulation.
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What is "triangulation" in Japanese?
"triangulation" in Japanese is 三角測量. triangulation means: A method of finding an unknown location or distance using angles measured from known points.
How do you pronounce 三角測量?
"triangulation" in Japanese is 三角測量, pronounced "sankakusokuryō".
How do you use "triangulation" in a sentence?
Example: "Cell towers use triangulation to estimate a phone's location." In Japanese, "triangulation" is 三角測量.
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