verb /srvay/1 look carefully and thoroughly at. 2 examine and record the features of (an area of land) to produce a map or description. 3Brit. examine and report on the condition of (a building), especially for a prospective buyer. 4 conduct a survey among (a group of people).
noun /survay/ 1 a general view, examination, or description. 2 an investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions. 3 an act of surveying. 4 a map or report obtained by surveying.
Yeah, they really "conducted a survey amongst a group of black holes" to ask their opinions and such like.