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HYDROLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hydrology" is a kind of...):
geophysical science; geophysics (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)