hydrography

[ hahy-drog-ruh-fee ]

/ haɪˈdrɒg rə fi /

noun

the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.

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

Origin of hydrography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrography

hy·drog·ra·pher, nounhy·dro·graph·ic

[hahy-druh-graf-ik], /ˌhaɪ drəˈgræf ɪk/, hy·dro·graph·i·cal, adjectivehy·dro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby hydrography

hydrogen tartrate, hydrogen transport, hydrogeology, hydrograph, hydrographic, hydrography, hydroid, hydrokinetic, hydrokinetics, HYDROLANT, hydrolase

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Example sentences from the Web for hydrography

Depth curves if clearly shown are a great aid in interpreting the hydrography and making plain the shoals and passages.
Nautical Charts|G. R. Putnam
The Admiral is director of the department of hydrography, and has charge of the magnificent archives of the Admiralty.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait|Peter Lauridsen
His "Astronomia reformata" is in two volumes folio, and he has twelve folio volumes on geography and hydrography.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
Usually separate sheets are prepared for the topography or shore survey and for the hydrography or survey of the water area.
Nautical Charts|G. R. Putnam

It was the first voyage which had not hydrography alone for its object.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for hydrography

hydrography

/ (haɪˈdrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the study, surveying, and mapping of the oceans, seas, and riversCompare hydrology

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-drŏg′rə-fē ]

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.

The mapping of bodies of water.

单词	hydrography
释义	hydrography [ hahy-drog-ruh-fee ] / haɪˈdrɒg rə fi / noun the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation. those parts of a map, collectively, that represent surface waters. Origin of hydrography First recorded in 1550–60; hydro-¹ + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM hydrography hy·drog·ra·pher, nounhy·dro·graph·ic [hahy-druh-graf-ik], /ˌhaɪ drəˈgræf ɪk/, hy·dro·graph·i·cal, adjectivehy·dro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby hydrography hydrogen tartrate, hydrogen transport, hydrogeology, hydrograph, hydrographic, hydrography, hydroid, hydrokinetic, hydrokinetics, HYDROLANT, hydrolase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydrography Depth curves if clearly shown are a great aid in interpreting the hydrography and making plain the shoals and passages. Nautical Charts\|G. R. Putnam The Admiral is director of the department of hydrography, and has charge of the magnificent archives of the Admiralty. Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait\|Peter Lauridsen His "Astronomia reformata" is in two volumes folio, and he has twelve folio volumes on geography and hydrography. The Jesuits, 1534-1921\|Thomas J. Campbell Usually separate sheets are prepared for the topography or shore survey and for the hydrography or survey of the water area. Nautical Charts\|G. R. Putnam It was the first voyage which had not hydrography alone for its object. Celebrated Travels and Travellers\|Jules Verne British Dictionary definitions for hydrography hydrography / (haɪˈdrɒɡrəfɪ) / noun the study, surveying, and mapping of the oceans, seas, and riversCompare hydrology the oceans, seas, and rivers as represented on a chart Derived forms of hydrography hydrographer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for hydrography hydrography [ hī-drŏg′rə-fē ] 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. The mapping of bodies of water. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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