Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,904,221,688 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

surveying
(redirected from Building surveying)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
sur·vey·ing  (sr-vng)
n.
The measurement of dimensional relationships, as of horizontal distances, elevations, directions, and angles, on the earth's surface especially for use in locating property boundaries, construction layout, and mapmaking.

surveying [sɜːˈveɪɪŋ]
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.surveying - the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a mapsurveying - the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
triangulation - a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
Translations
surveying [sɜːˈveɪɪŋ] Nagrimensura f, topografía f
surveying [sərˈveɪɪŋ] n [land] → arpentage m
surveying
n
(of site, land)Vermessung f; (of building)Inspektion f
(= profession)Landvermessung f; (of buildings)Inspektion fvon Gebäuden
surveying [səˈveɪɪŋ] n (of land) → agrimensura


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The quote was attributed to Stephen Boniface, a past chairman of the Building Surveying Faculty of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and someone whose opinions I have time for.
THECaernarfon office of national property and construction consultancy Wakemans has won a series of development and building surveying projects which could be worth pounds 150m over the next five years.
99 Paperback TH3361 Chanter and Swallow, both affiliated with the Department of Building Surveying at De Montfort University, UK, guide building surveyors and facilities managers through key aspects of property maintenance.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.