Hydrology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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