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surveying::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration |
| Has types | triangulation |
| Derivation | survey |
he studied surveying at college.
Examples of surveying
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Helicopters buzzed overhead, surveying the destruction that spanned the horizon.
From the courier-journal.com
Similar surveying is being carried out by Cornell scientists using the 1,000-ft.
From the time.com
The SuperWASP cameras work as robots, surveying a large area of the sky at once.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nagel told the council June 19 that the problem was caused by a surveying error.
From the thenewstribune.com
The council is surveying urban districts on how they are using stimulus dollars.
From the washingtonpost.com
What is clear is that surveying people about their eating habits is problematic.
From the online.wsj.com
For some, surveying these historic changes in the region, the lesson is obvious.
From the guardian.co.uk
He comes on stage carrying surveying instruments and is described as a geometer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bars of metal one rod long were used as standards of length when surveying land.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A detailed critical inspection
- Consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
- Look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"
- Sketch: short descriptive summary (of events)
- Surveil: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
- View: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
- Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them. ...
- Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research. ...
- A Survey is a book of fifty-two caricatures and humorous illustrations by British essayist, caricaturist and parodist Max Beerbohm. It was published in Britain in 1921 by William Heinemann and in the United States in the same year by Doubleday, Page & Company of New York.
