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Noun: hydrology  hI'dró-lu-jee
  1. The branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
    "Hydrology is crucial for managing water resources and predicting floods"

Derived forms: hydrologies

Type of: geophysical science, geophysics

Encyclopedia: Hydrology