hydrology

[ hahy-drol-uh-jee ]

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, adjective
hy·dro·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·drol·o·gist, noun

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How to use hydrology in a sentence

What’s more, the new system uses roughly a tenth the amount of water that the conventional method uses, researchers reported June 23 at the Frontiers in hydrology meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
How to build better ice towers for drinking water and irrigation | Nikk Ogasa | July 6, 2022 | Science News
That simple bit of hydrology has big implications for Europa, the authors of the paper concluded.
The Hunt for Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa Just Got a Little Easier | Jeffrey Kluger | April 21, 2022 | Time
Rise Gold promises their operations will be clean, but even so, the company’s hydrology report does note arsenic leaching from some test samples.
There’s a new gold rush in the American West. But is it safe? | Becki Robins / Undark | February 1, 2022 | Popular-Science
They construct models of how water behaves within the built environment, factoring in each place’s specific ecology, geology, hydrology, and culture—a kind of computational geography.
The architect making friends with flooding | Erica Gies | December 21, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
I don’t know what they expect to see in terms of major vegetative or hydrology changes in Gorongosa, the way that’s alleged to have happened in Yellowstone.
Nature’s Fear Factor - Issue 107: The Edge | Brandon Keim | September 29, 2021 | Nautilus

The writer was evidently in total ignorance of the laws of hydrology.
Bible Romances | George W. Foote
Patterson parked his car and walked quickly to Snow hydrology.
The Thirst Quenchers | Rick Raphael
On the ground, the ramp came down and they drove out of the copter and across the pad towards Snow hydrology Section's motor park.
The Thirst Quenchers | Rick Raphael
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

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, adjective
hydrologically, adverb
hydrologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for hydrology

hydrology

[ hī-drŏl′ə-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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