hydrology

noun

hy·​drol·​o·​gy hī-ˈdrä-lə-jē How to pronounce hydrology (audio)
: a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrologic adjective
or hydrological
hydrologically adverb
hydrologist noun

Examples of hydrology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The old hydrology was reasserting itself, the lake bottom transmuted back into a lake. Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 31 May 2023 Heather Durham/Southall Southall Southall Farm & Inn | 🌱 👨‍👨‍👧‍ The idea: This working farm resort introduced agricultural experiences that bring guests closer to the land, including a hydrology plan modeling what sustainable water usage means for healthy ecosystems. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023 Just days after a faculty report calling out the University of Arizona for its response to the Oct. 5 shooting of a hydrology professor and to other incidents impacting safety on campus, faculty and student groups responded with their unanimous support. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023 Most hydrologists have a bachelor's degree in either hydrology or geology and some jobs require graduate study. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023 Over time vehicular and foot traffic has changed the hydrology of the Black Rock. Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 8 Sep. 2023 The shooting occurred after almost a year of harassment and intimidating and threatening behavior not only geared toward Meixner but four other faculty members in the hydrology department, a female undergraduate student and a dean of students administrator, the report said. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023 In retrospect, 1967 was an auspicious year for the army of engineers, planners, and developers whose confidence in their ability to tame the Colorado, transform the desert, and reimagine the hydrology of the American West had taken on a religious dimension, secured as if an article of faith. Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023 Sixto Flores, director in Puno for Peru’s national meteorology and hydrology service (Senamhi), told CNN that precipitation there was 49% lower than average from August 2022 until March 2023, a period that includes the rainy season during which water levels usually recover. Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin hydrologia, from Latin hydr- + -logia -logy

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hydrology was in 1762

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Cite this Entry

“Hydrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrology. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

hydrology

noun
hy·​drol·​o·​gy hī-ˈdräl-ə-jē How to pronounce hydrology (audio)
: a science dealing with the characteristics, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the surface of the land and in the atmosphere
hydrologic adjective
or hydrological
hydrologist noun

Medical Definition

hydrology

noun
hy·​drol·​o·​gy hī-ˈdräl-ə-jē How to pronounce hydrology (audio)
plural hydrologies
: the body of medical knowledge and practice concerned with the therapeutic use of bathing and water

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