surveying (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *surveying*:
NOUN	act	surveying	the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

surveying > pronunciation
Sounds	servey'ihng; ser'vey.ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *surveying*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map.
Example	"he studied surveying at college"
Narrower	triangulation	A method of surveying
Broader	measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration	The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Spanish	agrimensura, geodesia, planimetría, topografía
Catalan	agrimensura, planimetria, topografia
Verbs	survey	plot a map of (land)

HyperDic: surveying