noun
triangulation
Dividing a surface or shape into triangles.
The software used triangulation to divide the polygon into smaller pieces.
Etymology
The noun names a process involving triangles. Here the process literally divides a larger surface or figure into triangular parts.
More examples
- Each triangulation covered the surface with nonoverlapping triangles.
- The mesh required a finer triangulation near the curved edge.
- She drew diagonals to complete the shape’s triangulation.
Forms
triangulation
Similar words
- mesh generation
- Mesh generation divides a surface into elements; triangulation specifically uses triangles.
- tessellation
- Tessellation covers an area with shapes without gaps; triangulation is the triangle-based case.