hydrology
pronunciation
How to pronounce hydrology in British English:
UK [haɪˈdrɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce hydrology in American English:
US [haɪˈdrɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
Word Origin
- hydrology (n.)
- 1762, from hydro- + -logy. Related: Hydrologist; hydrological (1660s).
Example
- 1. The bridge was destroyed but the dam has influenced hydrology .
- 2. Lead editor , mark sutton from the centre for ecology and hydrology near edinburgh , told bbc news that 80 % of the nitrogen in crops feeds livestock , not people .
- 3. Climate change makes hydrology trickier still .
- 4. Forests provide myriad other benefits , especially in hydrology and by hosting millions of species .
- 5. In that sense , catastrophes are as much the result of human choices as they are of geology or hydrology .