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hydrosphere|ˈhaɪdrəʊsfɪə(r)|
[mod. f. hydro- a + sphere, after atmosphere.]
a. The waters of the earth's surface collectively.
b. By some used to designate the moisture contained in the air enveloping the earth's surface (Cent. Dict.).
1887H. J. Kinder in Times 6 Sept. 11/3 A descriptive analysis of the Earth's surface, including in that term the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the form of the lithosphere and the material of its surface. 1889Nature 21 Mar. 490 The sea, or hydrosphere of the earth. Ibid. 491 Swedenborg's ancient idea that a change in the rotation of the earth caused a change in the form of the hydrosphere. |