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hy⋅drog⋅ra⋅phy

  [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:
1550–60; hydro- 1 + -graphy

Related forms:
hy⋅drog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
hy⋅dro⋅graph⋅ic  [hahy-druh-graf-ik] , hy⋅dro⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
hy⋅dro⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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hydrography   (hī-drŏg'rə-fē)  Pronunciation Key 

  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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