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Meaning of HYDROLOGY

Pronunciation:  hI'drâlujee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
 
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 See Also: geophysical science, geophysics

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy*drol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F.
hydrologie.]
The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and
distribution over the earth's surface.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. The branch of physical geography concerned with the behavior of water in the atmosphere, on the surface of the earth and underground.
  2. The science dealing with the properties, distribution and circulation of water.
 

 

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