surveying 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
Examples
- 1.he studied surveying at college
Hypernym
measurement 1
noun
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
EnglishDerivationally related form
survey 6
verb
plot a map of (land)
Hyponym
triangulation 2
noun
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
tachymetry 1
noun
a system of rapid surveying, by which the horizontal and vertical positions of points on the earth's surface relative to one another are determined without using a chain or tape, or a separate levelling instrument.
