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ALL meanings of surveying

sur·vey·ing
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  • noun surveying inspection of property 1
  • noun surveying act of making land survey 1
  • noun surveying the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 1
  • noun surveying the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 1
  • noun surveying the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. 1
  • verb with object surveying to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc. 1
  • verb with object surveying to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc. 1
  • verb with object surveying to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers. 1
  • verb with object surveying to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry. 1
  • verb without object surveying to survey land; practice surveying. 1
  • noun plural surveying an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting. 1
  • noun plural surveying a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc. 1
  • noun plural surveying a statement or description embodying the result of this: They presented their survey to the board of directors. 1
  • noun plural surveying a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal: The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote. 1
  • noun plural surveying the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc. 1
  • noun plural surveying the plan or description resulting from such an operation. 1
  • noun plural surveying an agency for making determinations: U.S. Geological Survey. 1
  • noun surveying the study or practice of measuring altitudes, angles, and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map 0
  • noun surveying the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works 0
  • noun surveying the act of one who surveys 0
  • noun surveying the science or work of making land surveys 0
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