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单词 hydrology
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hydrology

[ hahy-drol-uh-jee ]
/ haɪˈdrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
hydrogeology; geohydrology.

Origin of hydrology

First recorded in 1755–65; hydro-1 + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrology

hy·dro·log·ic [hahy-druh-loj-ik], /ˌhaɪ drəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, hy·dro·log·i·cal, adjectivehy·dro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·drol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby hydrology

hydrokinetic, hydrokinetics, HYDROLANT, hydrolase, hydrologic cycle, hydrology, hydro-lyase, hydrolysate, hydrolyse, hydrolysis, hydrolyte
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Example sentences from the Web for hydrology

  • The subject is closely related to geography, climatology, sedimentation, and hydrology.

    The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
  • Hydrology, hī-drol′o-ji, n. the science which treats of water.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • The writer was evidently in total ignorance of the laws of hydrology.

    Bible Romances|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for hydrology

hydrology
/ (haɪˈdrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of the distribution, conservation, use, etc, of the water of the earth and its atmosphere, particularly at the land surface

Derived forms of hydrology

hydrologic (ˌhaɪdrəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hydrological, adjectivehydrologically, adverbhydrologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for hydrology

hydrology
[ hī-drŏlə-jē ]

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.
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