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hydrology

The definition of hydrology is the branch of science or geology that studies the Earth's water.

(noun)

The study of how the major bodies of water have shifted, expanded and changed land masses is an example of hydrology.

See hydrology in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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.

Origin: ModL hydrologia: see hydro- & -logy

Related Forms:

hydrologic adjective or hydrological
hydrologist noun

See hydrology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere.

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