hydrology
noun
hy·drol·o·gy
hī-ˈdrä-lə-jē 
: a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
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City officials said that hydrology studies for the proposal show no negative impacts and that trench drains would capture any excess water, which would then flow to the nearby Laguna Channel and out to the ocean at Main Beach Park.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Farmers command enormous public sympathy in Iowa and, in any case, no one farmer could reengineer the hydrology of the entire Des Moines Lobe.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Based on that concern, the commission requested a detailed, technical analysis of the city’s proposal regarding hydrology and water quality.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Vanessa Schenker, a researcher with the Institute of Environmental Engineering at ETH Zurich, a Swiss university, says that there needs to be more research on the hydrology of lithium-rich regions around the world.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Farmers command enormous public sympathy in Iowa and, in any case, no one farmer could reengineer the hydrology of the entire Des Moines Lobe.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Based on that concern, the commission requested a detailed, technical analysis of the city’s proposal regarding hydrology and water quality.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Vanessa Schenker, a researcher with the Institute of Environmental Engineering at ETH Zurich, a Swiss university, says that there needs to be more research on the hydrology of lithium-rich regions around the world.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hydrology
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“Hydrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrology. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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hydrology
noun
hy·drol·o·gy
hī-ˈdräl-ə-jē
: a science dealing with the characteristics, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the surface of the land and in the atmosphere
Medical Definition
hydrology
noun
hy·drol·o·gy
hī-ˈdräl-ə-jē
plural hydrologies
: the body of medical knowledge and practice concerned with the therapeutic use of bathing and water
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