hydrography

[ hahy-drog-ruh-fee ]
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noun
  1. the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.

  2. those parts of a map, collectively, that represent surface waters.

Origin of hydrography

1
First recorded in 1550–60; hydro-1 + -graphy

Other words from hydrography

  • hy·drog·ra·pher, noun
  • hy·dro·graph·ic [hahy-druh-graf-ik], /ˌhaɪ drəˈgræf ɪk/, hy·dro·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • hy·dro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrography

hydrography

/ (haɪˈdrɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. the study, surveying, and mapping of the oceans, seas, and rivers: Compare hydrology

  2. the oceans, seas, and rivers as represented on a chart

Derived forms of hydrography

  • hydrographer, noun

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Scientific definitions for hydrography

hydrography

[ hī-drŏgrə-fē ]


  1. The scientific description and analysis of the physical characteristics of Earth's surface waters, including temperature, salinity, oxygen saturation, and the chemical content of water. Oceanography (the study of saltwater bodies) and limnology (the study of freshwater bodies) are subsets of hydrography.

  2. The mapping of bodies of water.

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