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biangulation

biangulation noun: the establishment of the two-dimensional position of a point, relative to a fixed point, by first establishing the position of an intermediate point.

Noun

biangulation (countable and uncountable, plural biangulations)

  1. The establishment of the two-dimensional position of a point, relative to a fixed point, by first establishing the position of an intermediate point
    • From June to November in 2011, 2012 and 2013, we located squirrels during daylight hours via simultaneous biangulation and homing.2016 January 29, “Differential Effects of Roads and Traffic on Space Use and Movements of Native Forest-Dependent and Introduced Edge-Tolerant Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of biangulation

pluralbiangulations

Origin of biangulation

From bi- + angulation or biangulate + -ion.

Questions about biangulation

What does biangulation mean?
Biangulation means the establishment of the two-dimensional position of a point, relative to a fixed point, by first establishing the position of an intermediate point.
What part of speech is biangulation?
Biangulation is a noun.
What is the plural of biangulation?
The plural of biangulation is biangulations.

Words near biangulation in the dictionary

  1. biangular
  2. biangulate
  3. biangulated
  4. biangulates
  5. biangulating
  6. biangulation
  7. biangulations
  8. bianisotropic
  9. bianisotropy
  10. Bianjing
  11. Bianliang

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