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hydrosphere

[ hahy-druh-sfeer ]

noun

  1. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.


hydrosphere

/ ˈhaɪdrəˌsfɪə /

noun

  1. the watery part of the earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, water vapour in the atmosphere, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hydrosphere

/ drə-sfîr′ /

  1. All of the Earth's water, including surface water (water in oceans, lakes, and rivers), groundwater (water in soil and beneath the Earth's surface), snowcover, ice, and water in the atmosphere, including water vapor.
  2. Compare asthenosphere


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Derived Forms

  • ˌhydroˈspheric, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrosphere1

First recorded in 1885–90; hydro- 1 + -sphere
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Example Sentences

We all exist in the hydrosphere, all downstream from one another.

As the heat of the interior increased, these gases transpired to the surface and formed the primitive atmosphere and hydrosphere.

The question of the origin of the Atlantic basin, like that of the other great divisions of the hydrosphere, is still unsettled.

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