geophysical survey

collocation in English

meaningsofgeophysicalandsurvey

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geophysical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒiː.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒiː.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
connected with the study of the rocks and other substances that make up the earth and the physical processes happening on, in, and above ...
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survey
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɜː.veɪ/us
/ˈsɝː.veɪ/
an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking ...
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(Definition ofgeophysicalandsurveyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some of these are detached and attempt to tackle archaeological problems at a descriptive level, such as field survey, fieldwalking,geophysicalsurveyand aerial photography.
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The metal drill casings were excavated from areas identified as containing metallic debris through thegeophysicalsurvey.
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We have never had a propergeophysicalsurveyof the mineral resources of our country.
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So that we can obtain more information about the surrounding area, there has been a fullgeophysicalsurvey.
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With the exception of drilling shallow boreholes to obtain geological information, operations under landward exploration licences are restricted togeophysicalsurveywork.
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Orginally built in 1942 she was rebuilt in 1967 in order to undertakegeophysicalsurveywork.
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Nogeophysicalsurveywas included in this contract.
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Thegeophysicalsurveyis virtually complete with high quality results.
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Why is there not ageophysicalsurveyin view of the possibility of doing it by air?
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We have not yet completed a proper geological orgeophysicalsurvey.
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Can he give an assurance that in those particular areas he will in future carry out an intensivegeophysicalsurvey?
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What he asked for was ageophysicalsurvey, and there is a world of difference between the two.
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Ageophysicalsurveyhas shown that.
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We have no kind ofgeophysicalsurvey.
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Ageophysicalsurvey, directly beneath the spot where the coin was found, seems to indicate the existence of a large rectangular burial pit.
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No permanent marker of the site was left after either excavation, but ageophysicalsurveytentatively identified what may be the site in 2007.
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Geophysicalsurveycan be the most effective way to see beneath the ground.
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Unlike other archaeological methods,geophysicalsurveyis neither invasive nor destructive.
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Ageophysicalsurveycarried out at the end of 2005 revealed extensive remains in the area.
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Aerial photography andgeophysicalsurveyhave led to the discovery of increasing numbers of the features.
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