hydrologic

Variant of hydrology

hydrology definition

hy·drol·ogy (hī drälə jē)

noun

the science dealing with the waters of the earth, their distribution on the surface and underground, and the cycle involving evaporation, precipitation, flow to the seas, etc.

Etymology: ModL hydrologia: see hydro- & -logy

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