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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•vey•ing (sər vā′ing),USA pronunciation n. - Surveyingthe science or scientific method of making surveys of land.
- Surveyingthe occupation of one who makes land surveys.
- Surveyingthe act of one who surveys:The surveying required nearly two days.
- 1425–75; late Middle English: act of examining closely; see survey, -ing1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surveying /sɜːˈveɪɪŋ/ n - the study or practice of measuring altitudes, angles, and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
- the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works
sur•vey /v. sɚˈveɪ; n. ˈsɜrveɪ/USA pronunciation v., n., pl. -veys. v. [~ + object] - to consider or study in a general way:to survey a situation from all aspects.
- to view in detail, esp. in order to know the condition or value of something:The inspector surveyed the building.
- to conduct a study of the opinions or thoughts of (a group of people):to survey TV viewers.
- Surveyingto determine the exact dimensions and position of (an area of land) by a series of measurements:to survey the land for the public park.
n. [countable] - a general view, description, course of study, etc.:a survey of Italian painting.
- a detailed formal or official examination or inspection, as to figure out condition, character, etc.
- Surveying
- the act of surveying an area of land.
- a plan or description resulting from this.
- a sampling of facts, figures, or opinions used to indicate what a complete analysis might reveal:Their survey of smokers suggests that many would like to quit.
sur•vey•or, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•vey (v. sər vā′;n. sûr′vā, sər vā′),USA pronunciation v., n., pl. -veys. v.t. - to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- to view in detail, esp. to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.
- to conduct a survey of or among:to survey TV viewers.
- Surveyingto 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.
v.i. - Surveyingto survey land;
practice surveying.
n. - an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something:The course is a survey of Italian painting.
- a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.
- a statement or description embodying the result of this:They presented their survey to the board of directors.
- 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.
- Surveyingthe 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.
- Surveyingthe plan or description resulting from such an operation.
- Surveyingan agency for making determinations:U.S. Geological Survey.
- Latin vidēre to see
- Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equivalent. to sur- sur-1 + v(e)ier
- late Middle English surveien (verb, verbal) 1425–75
- Surveyingsurveying.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: survey vb /sɜːˈveɪ; ˈsɜːveɪ/- (transitive) to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way
- (transitive) to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value
- to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height
- Brit to inspect a building to determine its condition and value
- to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness
- (transitive) to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc)
n /ˈsɜːveɪ/- a comprehensive or general view
- a critical, detailed, and formal inspection
- Brit an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value
- a report incorporating the results of such an inspection
- a body of surveyors
- an area surveyed
Etymology: 15th Century: from French surveoir, from sur-1 + veoir to see, from Latin vidēre |