hy·drol·o·gy (h -dr l  -j )n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. hy  dro·logic (-dr-lj k), hydro·logi·cal adj.hy dro·logi·cal·ly adv.hy·drol o·gist n. |
hydrology [haɪˈdrɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the study of the distribution, conservation, use, etc., of the water of the earth and its atmosphere, particularly at the land surface
hydrologic [ˌhaɪdrəˈlɒdʒɪk], hydrological adj
hydrologically adv
hydrologist n
| hydrology (h-drl-j) The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water as a liquid, solid, or gas on the Earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. |
hydrology
the science that studies the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere. — hydrologist, n. — hydrologie, hydrological, adj.
See also: Water
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| Noun | 1. |  hydrology - the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservationgeophysical science, geophysics - geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth |
Translations
hydrology
n → Hydrologie f
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