surveying

/sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

UK: /səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

SɚVEꞮ · ɪŋ (2 syllables)

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Definition

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

Etymology

From survey + -ing.