What is the Latin word for surveying?

The usual Latin words for “surveying” are geōmetria, geōmetricus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“surveying” in Latin

geōmetriageometry geōmetricusgeometrical

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

surveying

mensurarum ratio (Vid: Col., 5, 1, 3): geometria (art of measuring land; of or belonging to surveying): geometricus. To understand surveying, mensurarum rationem nosse.

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What is the Latin word for surveying?: The usual Latin words for “surveying” are geōmetria, geōmetricus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.