hydrology
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hy·drol·o·gy
(hī-drŏl′ə-jē)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·log′ic (-drə-lŏj′ĭk), hy′dro·log′i·cal adj.
hy′dro·log′i·cal·ly adv.
hy·drol′o·gist n.
hydrology
(haɪˈdrɒlədʒɪ)n
(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, ˌhydroˈlogical adj
ˌhydroˈlogically adv
hyˈdrologist n
hy•drol•o•gy
(haɪˈdrɒl ə dʒi)n.
the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
[1755–65]
hy•dro•log•ic (ˌhaɪ drəˈlɒdʒ ɪk) hy`dro•log′i•cal, adj.
hy•drol′o•gist, n.
hy·drol·o·gy
(hī-drŏl′ə-jē) 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.
hydrologic (hī-drə-lŏj′ĭk) adjective
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: Waterhydrology
The study of the water on the earth and in its atmosphere.
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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 |
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hydrologie
hydrologiavesitiede
hydrologia
hydrology
n → Hydrologie f