Sur*vey" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Surveyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Surveying.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur,
sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F.
voir, L. videre. See Sur-, and Vision, and
cf. Supervise.] 1. 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.
Round he surveys and well might, where he
stood,
So high above.
Milton.
2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to
examine.
With such altered looks, . . .
All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.
Dryden.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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. [Eng.] Jacob (Law Dict.).
Sur"vey (?), n. [Formerly accentuated
universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many
speakers.] 1. The act of surveying; a general
view, as from above.
Under his proud survey the city
lies.
Sir J. Denham.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Survey of dogs. See Court of regard,
under Regard. -- Trigonometrical survey,
a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and
connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of
triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative
positions and distances of all parts being computed from these
data.
Syn. -- Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.
Sur*vey" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Surveyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Surveying.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur,
sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F.
voir, L. videre. See Sur-, and Vision, and
cf. Supervise.] 1. 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.
Round he surveys and well might, where he
stood,
So high above.
Milton.
2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to
examine.
With such altered looks, . . .
All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.
Dryden.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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. [Eng.] Jacob (Law Dict.).
Sur"vey (?), n. [Formerly accentuated
universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many
speakers.] 1. The act of surveying; a general
view, as from above.
Under his proud survey the city
lies.
Sir J. Denham.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Survey of dogs. See Court of regard,
under Regard. -- Trigonometrical survey,
a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and
connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of
triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative
positions and distances of all parts being computed from these
data.
Syn. -- Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.
