1. 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"

1. Consider in a comprehensive way
   - appraise 
2. Look over carefully or inspect
   "He surveyed his new classmates" 
3. Keep under surveillance
   - surveil, follow 
4. Hold a review (of troops)
   - review, go over 
5. Make a survey of; for statistical purposes 
6. Plot a map of (land)

Derived forms: surveyings

See also: surveyor

Type of: analyse [Brit, Cdn], analyze [N. Amer], calculate, canvas, canvass, cipher, compute, cypher, examine, figure [N. Amer], inspect, measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration, reckon, see, study, work out

Encyclopedia: Survey

• transferee
• transference
• transferer
• transferor
• transferrable
• transferral
• transferred possession
• transferred property
• transferrer
• transferrin
• transfiguration
• Transfiguration Day
• Transfiguration of Jesus
• transfigure
• transfinite
• transfix
• transfixed
• transfixion
• transform
• transformable
• transformation
• transformative
• transformed
• transformer
• transforming gene