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trilateration

trilateration noun: the determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points.

Noun

trilateration (countable and uncountable, plural trilaterations)

  1. The determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points.

trilateration meaning in Tamil

trilateration in Tamil

மூவச்சாக்கம்

Forms of trilateration

pluraltrilaterations

Origin of trilateration

From trilaterate + -ion.

Words formed from trilateration

Questions about trilateration

What does trilateration mean?
Trilateration means the determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points.
What is trilateration in Tamil?
Trilateration in Tamil is மூவச்சாக்கம். See Trilateration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trilateration?
Trilateration is a noun.
What is the plural of trilateration?
The plural of trilateration is trilaterations.

Words near trilateration in the dictionary

  1. trilateralizes
  2. trilateralizing
  3. trilaterally
  4. trilateralness
  5. trilaterate
  6. trilateration
  7. trilaterations
  8. trilaurin
  9. trilaurylamine
  10. trilayer
  11. trilayered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trilateration (page history and authors); trilateration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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