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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hy·dro·sphere       [hahy-druh-sfeer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
[Origin: 1885–90; hydro-1 + -sphere]
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hy·dro·sphere       (hī'drə-sfîr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The waters of the earth's surface as distinguished from those of the lithosphere and the atmosphere.
  2. The water vapor in the earth's atmosphere.

hy'dro·spher'ic (-sfîr'ĭk, -sfěr'-) adj.
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hydrosphere

noun
the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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hydrosphere       (hī'drə-sfîr')  Pronunciation Key 
All of the Earth's water, including surface water (water in oceans, lakes, and rivers), groundwater (water in soil and beneath the Earth's surface), snowcover, ice, and water in the atmosphere, including water vapor. Compare asthenosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere.

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Hydrosphere

Hy"dro*sphere\, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere.]

1. (Meteor.) The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere.

2. (Phys. Geog.) The aqueous envelope of the earth, including the ocean, all lakes, streams, and underground waters, and the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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