Meaning
- 1.
measurement; taking; gauge — An act of taking the height, depth, width, direction, etc., of an object, by using a device.
- 2.
measurement; survey — An act of calculating the location of each point and the distance between points, and measuring the height or area of a landform, on a map.
- 3.
fathoming; thinking over — An act of thinking about and considering something.