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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Cadastral \Ca*das"tral\, adjective [F.] Of or pertaining to landed property. {Cadastral survey}, or {Cadastral map}, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. --Brande & C. || From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adjective |
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