HYDROLOGY


Meaning of HYDROLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈdrä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin hydrologia, from Latin hydr- + -logia -logy

Date: 1762

: a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere

• hy·dro·log·ic ˌhī-drə-ˈlä-jik or hy·dro·log·i·cal -ji-kəl adjective

• hy·dro·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• hy·drol·o·gist hī-ˈdrä-lə-jist noun

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