Definition of Surveiing
Sur*vey"ing, n. That branch of
applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of
any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the
bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate
delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making
surveys.
Geodetic surveying, geodesy. --
Maritime, or Nautical,
surveying, that branch of surveying which
determines the forms of coasts and harbors, the entrances of rivers,
with the position of islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water,
etc. -- Plane surveying. See under
Plane, a. -- Topographical
surveying, that branch of surveying which involves the
process of ascertaining and representing upon a plane surface the
contour, physical features, etc., of any portion of the surface of the
earth.
Sur*vey"ing, n. That branch of
applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of
any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the
bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate
delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making
surveys.
Geodetic surveying, geodesy. --
Maritime, or Nautical,
surveying, that branch of surveying which
determines the forms of coasts and harbors, the entrances of rivers,
with the position of islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water,
etc. -- Plane surveying. See under
Plane, a. -- Topographical
surveying, that branch of surveying which involves the
process of ascertaining and representing upon a plane surface the
contour, physical features, etc., of any portion of the surface of the
earth.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the art and science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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