surveying

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US/sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/UK/səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

noun

The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.

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Meanings

nounsurveying (countable and uncountable, plural surveyings)

plural surveyings

  1. countableuncountableThe applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of survey

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
geodesy

Origin

From survey + -ing.

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Translations

Czech zeměměřičství, zaměřování
  • zeměměřičstvíscience of accurately determining the position of points
  • zaměřováníscience of accurately determining the position of points
Estonian geodeesia
  • geodeesiascience of accurately determining the position of points
Finnish maanmittaus
  • maanmittausscience of accurately determining the position of points
German Vermessung
  • Vermessungscience of accurately determining the position of points
Hindi सर्वेक्षण, नापजोख
  • सर्वेक्षण (sarvekṣaṇ)science of accurately determining the position of points
  • नापजोख (nāpjokh)science of accurately determining the position of points
Hungarian földmérés
  • földmérésscience of accurately determining the position of points
Persian نقشه برداری
  • نقشه برداریscience of accurately determining the position of points
Polish ankietyzacja
  • ankietyzacjascience of accurately determining the position of points
Portuguese agrimensura
  • agrimensurascience of accurately determining the position of points
Russian топосъёмка, межева́ние
  • топосъёмка (toposʺjómka)science of accurately determining the position of points
  • межева́ние (meževánije)science of accurately determining the position of points
Spanish geodesia
  • geodesiascience of accurately determining the position of points
Swedish lantmäteri
  • lantmäteriscience of accurately determining the position of points

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with surveying

playingsayingpayingdisplayingstayinglayingweighingslayingswayingfrayingflaying
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Cite this entry
APA

surveying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surveying

MLA

“surveying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surveying. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surveying,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surveying.

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