noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of survey form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

altimetryappraisalappraisementapproximationassessmentassize

Example

More examples

"He stood on the hill surveying the landscape."

Etymology

From survey + -ing.

Related phrases

aerial survey

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