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hy⋅dro⋅sphere

  [hahy-druh-sfeer]
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–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')   
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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