Definitions for Surveying
sərˈveɪ ɪŋsur·vey·ing

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1. surveyingnoun

   the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

   "he studied surveying at college"

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1. surveyingnoun

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

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1. Surveying

   Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor. These points are usually on the surface of the Earth, and they are often used to establish maps and boundaries for ownership, locations, such as the designed positions of structural components for construction or the surface location of subsurface features, or other purposes required by government or civil law, such as property sales. Surveyors work with elements of geodesy, geometry, trigonometry, regression analysis, physics, engineering, metrology, programming languages, and the law. They use equipment, such as total stations, robotic total stations, theodolites, GNSS receivers, retroreflectors, 3D scanners, LiDAR sensors, radios, inclinometer, handheld tablets, optical and digital levels, subsurface locators, drones, GIS, and surveying software. Surveying has been an element in the development of the human environment since the beginning of recorded history. The planning and execution of most forms of construction require it. It is also used in transport, communications, mapping, and the definition of legal boundaries for land ownership, and is an important tool for research in many other scientific disciplines.

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1. surveying

   Surveying is the process of examining and recording the area and features of a piece of land to construct a map, plan, or detailed description. This can include aspects like boundaries, contours, the location of buildings or features, and variations in elevation. It is typically performed by professional surveyors and used in multiple fields such as construction, engineering, and cartography.

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1. Surveying

   of Survey

2. Surveyingnoun

   that branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys

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1. • Measurement

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How to pronounce Surveying?

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How to say Surveying in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Surveying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Surveying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Surveying in a Sentence

1. Peter Kettle:

   Recently we've been surveying the individual tin producing companies on their output and pretty much everybody is reporting lower production.

2. Historic England:

   Divers surveying The SMS Grosser Kurfürst have confirmed that The SMS Grosser Kurfürst lies on the seabed upside-down, which is the way that it sank.

3. Chalachew Seyoum:

   Honestly, it was an exciting moment, i had good experience in field surveying and knew where potential sediments are. I climbed up a little plateau and found this specimen right on the edge of the hill.

4. Amelia Carolina Sparavigna:

   Before software and satellites, we had to use traditional maps or plans, obtained after local surveying, and equations to determine the solar [angles] and draw them on maps. In fact, the use of satellites [makes] this work very fast and visually attractive.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   There is no observation more frequently made by such as employ themselves in surveying the conduct of mankind, than that marriage, though the dictate of nature, and the institution of Providence, is yet very often the cause of misery, and that those who enter into that state can seldom forbear to express their repentance, and their envy of those whom either chance or caution hath withheld from it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Surveying
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surveying
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Surveying
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Surveying