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surveying

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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.
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Noun1.surveyingsurveying - 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"
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surveying [səˈveɪɪŋ] n → arpentage m
surveying [səˈveɪɪŋ] survey n (of land) → Vermessung f
surveying [səˈveɪɪŋ] n [of land] → agrimensura


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Now and then he got a job of surveying to do, and now and then a merchant got him to straighten out his books.
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"A sport with a cold and afraid of catching more, all right all right," the boy laughed, proudly surveying his handiwork.
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After surveying the sketch critically she drew a broad smudge of paint across its surface, and crumpled the paper between her hands.
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