hydrosphere
noun
hy·dro·sphere ˈhī-drō-ˌsfir 
: the aqueous vapor of the atmosphere
broadly : the aqueous envelope of the earth including bodies of water and aqueous vapor in the atmosphere
hydrospheric
ˌhī-drə-ˈsfir-ik
adjective -ˈsfer-
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Hydrosphäre, from hydro- hydro- + -sphäre -sphere
Note: Hydrosphäre was introduced by the Austrian geologist Eduard Suess (1831-1914) in Die Entstehung der Alpen (Vienna, 1875), p. 158.
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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- magyarorszags
- magyarország
- magyarrer
- magyarrest
- magyars
- mah
- mah-jongg
- come out smelling like a rose
- come out smelling like roses
- come out smelling of roses
- come out with
- come out/up smelling like a rose
- come out/up smelling like/of roses
- come over
- come over to
- come prima
- come rain or come shine
- come rain or shine
- come round
- come running
- come short of
- come sopra
- come through
- come to