trilateration
[ trahy-lat-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ traɪˈlæt əˈreɪ ʃən /
noun Surveying.
a method of determining the relative positions of three or more points by treating these points as vertices of a triangle or triangles of which the angles and sides can be measured.
Origin of trilateration
Words nearby trilateration
trilabe,
trilafon,
trilaminar,
trilateral,
trilateralism,
trilateration,
trilby,
trilemma,
trilinear,
trilingual,
triliteral
British Dictionary definitions for trilateration
trilateration
/ (ˌtraɪlætəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
a method of surveying in which a whole area is divided into triangles, the sides of which are measured, usually by electromagnetic distance measuring for geodetic control or by chain survey for a detailed survey