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trilateration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
tri-lat-er-a-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From trilaterate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trilaterations (plural)

Derived Forms

triangulateration

Frequently Paired Words

trilaterate multilateration triangulation

Questions

What does trilateration mean?
The determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points.
Where does trilateration come from?
From trilaterate + -ion.

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