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triangulate (v.)
[triangulate 词源字典]
1833, originally in surveying, from Latin
triangulum
"a triangle" (see
triangle
) +
-ate
(2). Related:
Triangulated
;
triangulating
. Figurative use by 1860.
[triangulate etymology, triangulate origin, 英语词源]