Tri*an`gu*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
triangulation.] (Surv.) The series or network of
triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is
divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the
elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be
surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and
distances of the several points connected by them.
Tri*an`gu*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
triangulation.] (Surv.) The series or network of
triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is
divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the
elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be
surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and
distances of the several points connected by them.
