Definition of hydrographies Hydrographies
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What does hydrographies mean?
Part of speech
🔤- hydrographies, noun, plural of hydrography.
WordNet
NounPlural: hydrographies |
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| hydrography - the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation | ||
| oceanography, oceanology the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hydrography (Noun)
The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hydrography (n.)
The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena. - hydrography (n.)
That branch of surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hydrography
Science which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of the oceans, lakes, rivers, and their adjoining coastal areas, with particular reference to their control and utilization.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hydrography
hī-drog′ra-fi, n. the art of measuring and describing the size and position of waters or seas: the art of making sea-charts.—n. Hydrog′rapher, a maker of sea-charts.—adjs. Hydrograph′ic, -al.—adv. Hydrograph′ically. [Gr. hydōr, water, graphein, to write.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hydrography
The science of marine surveying, requiring the principal points to be astronomically fixed.
Part of speech
🔤- hydrography, noun, singular of hydrographies.
