hydrology

2 definitions found

hydrology - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydrology \Hy*drol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F.
     hydrologie.]
     The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and
     distribution over the earth's surface.
     [1913 Webster]

hydrology - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hydrology
      n 1: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and
           in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and
           conservation