Trilateration
Translation of "trilateration" into Russian
trilateration
NounUK
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
US
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
trilateration
trilaterations pl
Trilateration is used in GPS technology to determine the position of a receiver.
Трилатерация используется в технологии GPS для определения положения приемника.
Definitions
trilateration
NounUK
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
US
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
A method of determining the relative positions of points by measuring distances using the geometry of triangles.
The surveyor used trilateration to accurately map the area.
The process of determining an absolute or relative position of a point, especially in satellite navigation, by measuring distances from three or more fixed points.
GPS receivers compute their location through trilateration from multiple satellites.
trilateration
AdjectiveUK
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
US
/traɪˌlætəˈreɪʃən/
Relating to or involving trilateration.
The engineers set up a trilateration network to track tectonic movement.