surveying

surveying
The art and science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.

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  • Surveying — Sur*vey ing, n. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • surveying — index discovery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • surveying — [sər vā′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one who surveys 2. the science or work of making land surveys …   English World dictionary

  • Surveying — For other uses, see Survey (disambiguation). US Navy Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument …   Wikipedia

  • surveying — /seuhr vay ing/, n. 1. the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 2. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 3. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. [1425 75; late ME: act of examining… …   Universalium

  • surveying — survey sur‧vey 2 [ˈsɜːveɪ, səˈveɪ ǁ ˈsɜːr , sər ] verb [transitive] 1. to ask a group of people a set of questions to find out about their opinions or behaviour: • The agency surveys executives in about 300 companies around the country. • Only… …   Financial and business terms

  • Surveying — Survey Sur*vey , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur }, and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.] 1. To inspect, or take a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • surveying — noun the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map (Freq. 1) he studied surveying at college • Derivationally related forms: ↑survey • Hypernyms: ↑measurement, ↑measuring, ↑measure, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • surveying instrument — dozimetras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Jonizuojančiosios spinduliuotės dozės arba dozės galios matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. dosage meter; dose meter; dosemeter; dosimeter; survey instrument; surveying instrument… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • surveying instrument — dozimetras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas, aparatas ar sistema, kuri gali būti naudojama tam tikram dydžiui, susijusiam su sugertąja, lygiaverte ar ekspozicine doze, matuoti ar įvertinti. atitikmenys: angl.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • surveying instrument — dozimetras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas, matuojantis ekspozicinę dozę radioaktyviosiomis medžiagomis užterštoje vietovėje. Dozimetru kontroliuojama žmonių apšvita, pagal jo rodmenis diagnozuojami radiaciniai …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

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