hydrology
the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
hydrogeology; geohydrology.
Origin of hydrology
1Other 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
Words Nearby hydrology
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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 NewsThat 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 | TimeRise 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-ScienceThey 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.
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.
The writer was evidently in total ignorance of the laws of hydrology.
Bible Romances | George W. FootePatterson parked his car and walked quickly to Snow hydrology.
The Thirst Quenchers | Rick RaphaelOn 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 RaphaelThe subject is closely related to geography, climatology, sedimentation, and hydrology.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. Leithhydrology, hī-drol′o-ji, n. the science which treats of water.
British Dictionary definitions for hydrology
/ (haɪˈdrɒlədʒɪ) /
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
[ 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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