Surveying
/sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them. countable, uncountable
- 2 the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of survey form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"He stood on the hill surveying the landscape."
Etymology
From survey + -ing.