hydrology
noun
Examples of hydrology in a Sentence
Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 31 May 2023
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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
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Word History
New Latin hydrologia, from Latin hydr- + -logia -logy
1762, in the meaning defined above
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“Hydrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrology. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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