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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTopografia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toh-poh-grah-fee-ah
"La topografia del sito è stata analizzata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of measuring and mapping land, including the determination of boundaries and the layout of structures.
"The surveying of the new property was completed before construction began." - 2
An examination or inspection of a particular area or subject.
"The surveying of public opinion revealed a significant shift in attitudes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'surveying' originates from the Middle English word 'surveien', which comes from the Old French 'surveier', meaning 'to oversee'. This, in turn, derives from the Latin 'supervidere', where 'super' means 'over' and 'videre' means 'to see'. The evolution of the term reflects its historical use in land measurement and oversight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surveying" is said worldwide
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Topographie
Transliteration: toh-poh-grah-fee
"La topographie du terrain a été soigneusement étudiée."
Vermessung
Transliteration: fer-mess-oong
"Die Vermessung des Grundstücks wurde abgeschlossen."
Topografia
Transliteration: toh-poh-grah-fee-ah
"La topografia del sito è stata analizzata."
Topografía
Transliteration: toh-poh-grah-fee-ah
"La topografía del terreno fue estudiada."
Topografia
Transliteration: toh-poh-grah-fee-ah
"A topografia do local foi analisada."
सर्वेक्षण
Transliteration: sarvekshan
"सर्वेक्षण का कार्य पूरा हो गया।"
测量
Transliteration: cèliàng
"土地的测量工作已经完成。"
측량
Transliteration: cheuglyang
"토지의 측량이 완료되었습니다."
測量
Transliteration: sokuryou
"土地の測量が完了しました。"
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