Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biangulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bian-gu-la-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From June to November in 2011, 2012 and 2013, we located squirrels during daylight hours via simultaneous biangulation and homing."

Etymology

From bi- + angulation or biangulate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi
Suffix: biangulate

Usage

Inflected Forms

biangulations (plural)

Questions

What does biangulation mean?: The establishment of the two-dimensional position of a point, relative to a fixed point, by first establishing the position of an intermediate point
Where does biangulation come from?: From bi- + angulation or biangulate + -ion.

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