Term: triangulation: a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
Candidate hypernym: trigonometry: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions → 1
Candidate hypernym: jordanian: a native or inhabitant of Jordan → 0
Candidate hypernym: era: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods → 0
Candidate hypernym: backband: a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle → 0
Candidate hypernym: induction of labor: (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac → 0
Candidate hypernym: squaw grass: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: bunya bunya: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law → 0
Candidate hypernym: representation: a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract → 0
Candidate hypernym: standard gauge: railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches → 0
Candidate hypernym: nodule: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) → 0
Candidate hypernym: portuguese man-of-war: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles → 0