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hydrology definition

hy·drol·ogy (hī dräl′ə 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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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