trắc lượng
Definition
- Noun:
- Surveying: The science, art, and profession of determining the terrestrial positions, distances, and angles between points, and the shape and area of portions of the earth's surface. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- (Historical/Obsolescent) Land measurement for taxation: The specific act of measuring land, often for the purpose of creating a cadastre (a comprehensive land recording system for taxation).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công việc của kỹ sư này liên quan nhiều đến trắc lượng. (This engineer's work involves a lot of surveying.)
- Trước đây, việc trắc lượng đất đai nhằm mục đích thu thuế. (In the past, land measurement was for taxation purposes.)
Advanced Usage
- "trắc lượng học": surveying (as an academic discipline).
- Ông ấy là giáo sư về trắc lượng học. (He is a professor of surveying.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trắc địa (n): geodesy; surveying. Often used interchangeably with "trắc lượng" in modern technical contexts.
- Trắc địa là ngành then chốt trong xây dựng. (Geodesy/Surveying is a key field in construction.)
Synonyms
- Surveying: The process of measuring land.
- Land measurement: The act of determining the area and boundaries of land.
- Cadastral survey: A specific survey for recording land ownership and value.
Notes on Usage
- The word "trắc lượng" is considered somewhat formal and technical. In contemporary everyday language, "trắc địa" or "đo đạc" (measuring) are more commonly used for the general concept.
- Its historical meaning related to cadastral registration is now largely obsolete but may appear in historical texts.