Definitions of survey
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To
inspect,
or
take
a
view
of;
as,
to
survey
the
landscape;
to
look
at
closely;
as,
she
surveyed
me
coldly;
examine
closely;
as,
to
survey
a
subject
or
a
building;
measure
and
determine
the
features
of,
as
land.
-
To
look
over;
contemplate;
view;
measure
and
estimate,
as
land.
-
To
view
in
its
entirety;
scrutinize;
inspect;
measure,
as
land.
-
hold
a
review (
of
troops)
-
keep
under
surveillance; "
The
police
had
been
following
him
for
weeks
but
they
could
not
prove
his
involvement
in
the
bombing"
-
plot
a
map
of (
land)
-
make
a
survey
of;
for
statistical
purposes
-
look
over
in
a
comprehensively,
inspect; "
He
surveyed
his
new
classmates"
-
To
inspect
or
take
a
view
of;
to
view
with
attention,
as
from
a
height;
to
examine;
to
measure,
as
land;
to
examine
and
ascertain
particularly.
-
To
overlook;
to
inspect;
to
view
with
attention,
as
from
a
height;
to
oversee;
to
measure,
as
land;
to
examine
attentively
a
district
of
country
with
the
view
of
determining
its
area,
the
distances
between
the
most
prominent
objects,
the
best
possible
track
for
a
railway
or
canal, &
c.
-
Surveying.
-
the
act
of
looking
or
seeing
or
observing; "
he
tried
to
get
a
better
view
of
it"; "
his
survey
of
the
battlefield
was
limited"
-
a
detailed
critical
inspection
-
To
inspect,
or
take
a
view
of;
to
view
with
attention,
as
from
a
high
place;
to
overlook;
as,
to
stand
on
a
hill,
and
survey
the
surrounding
country.
-
To
view
with
a
scrutinizing
eye;
to
examine.
-
To
examine
with
reference
to
condition,
situation,
value,
etc.;
to
examine
and
ascertain
the
state
of;
as,
to
survey
a
building
in
order
to
determine
its
value
and
exposure
to
loss
by
fire.
-
To
determine
the
form,
extent,
position,
etc.,
of,
as
a
tract
of
land,
a
coast,
harbor,
or
the
like,
by
means
of
linear
and
angular
measurments,
and
the
application
of
the
principles
of
geometry
and
trigonometry;
as,
to
survey
land
or
a
coast.
-
To
examine
and
ascertain,
as
the
boundaries
and
royalties
of
a
manor,
the
tenure
of
the
tenants,
and
the
rent
and
value
of
the
same.
-
The
act
of
surveying;
a
general
view,
as
from
above.
-
A
particular
view;
an
examination,
especially
an
official
examination,
of
all
the
parts
or
particulars
of
a
thing,
with
a
design
to
ascertain
the
condition,
quantity,
or
quality;
as,
a
survey
of
the
stores
of
a
ship;
a
survey
of
roads
and
bridges;
a
survey
of
buildings.
-
The
operation
of
finding
the
contour,
dimensions,
position,
or
other
particulars
of,
as
any
part
of
the
earth's
surface,
whether
land
or
water;
also,
a
measured
plan
and
description
of
any
portion
of
country,
or
of
a
road
or
line
through
it.
-
The
act
of
examining
carefully,
or
of
determining
the
features
of,
as
of
land;
a
careful
view
or
examination;
a
measured
plan
and
description
of
any
portion
of
country,
etc.
-
Oversight:
view:
examination:
the
measuring
of
land,
or
of
a
country.
-
View;
exploration;
measurement;
plan.
-
The
operation
of
surveying;
a
comprehensive
view;
inspection.
-
An
attentive
view;
a
particular
view
and
examination
of
anything;
surveying;
a
district
for
the
collection
of
the
customs.
Trigonometrical
survey,
a
survey
on
a
large
scale
by
means
of
a
series
of
triangles.
-
An
attentive
view;
an
examination
of
all
the
parts
and
particulars;
the
operation
in
examining
attentively
a
district
of
country,
a
line
of
coast,
a
sea, &
c.,
with
the
view
of
determining
distances,
the
bearing
of
objects, &
c.
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