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measure vs surveying

surveying vs measure

measure and surveying both are nouns.

measure is a verb but surveying is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
measure Yes No Yes No
surveying Yes No No No
As nouns, surveying is a hyponym of measure; that is, surveying is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:
  • measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  • surveying: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
Other hyponyms of measure include seismography, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, plumbing, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, quantification, radioactive dating, meter reading, reading, sampling, sounding, sound ranging, scaling, spirometry, telemetry, thermometry, thermogravimetry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry, weigh-in, audience measurement, pycnometry.
measure (noun) surveying (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure (verb) surveying (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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