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trig point

trig point noun: a fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps.

Noun

trig point (plural trig points)

  1. (UK) A fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps.
  2. Any fixed structure that marks a measuring point used in triangulation.

Synonyms of trig point

Forms of trig point

pluraltrig points
alternative formtrigpoint

Origin of trig point

Clipped compound of triangulation point.

Questions about trig point

What does trig point mean?
Trig point means a fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps.
What part of speech is trig point?
Trig point is a noun.
What is the plural of trig point?
The plural of trig point is trig points.

Words near trig point in the dictionary

  1. trifurcations
  2. trig
  3. trig identity
  4. trig pillar
  5. trig pillars
  6. trig point
  7. trig points
  8. trig.
  9. triga
  10. trigae
  11. trigalactose

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