Surveying Definition

sər-vāĭng
noun
The measurement of dimensional relationships, as of horizontal distances, elevations, directions, and angles, on the earth's surface especially for use in locating property boundaries, construction layout, and mapmaking.
American Heritage
The act of one who surveys.
Webster's New World
The science or work of making land surveys.
Webster's New World

(sciences) Art and science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.

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Other Word Forms of Surveying

Noun

Singular:
surveying
Plural:
surveyings

Origin of Surveying

  • survey +"Ž -ing

    From Wiktionary

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