Look up: hydrography

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   Hydrography
   (1) The description and study of seas, lakes, rivers and other waters. (2) The science of locating aids and dangers to navigation. (3) The description of physical properties of the waters of a region.
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   hydrography
   [n] - the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
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   hydrography
   science dealing with certain aspects of all the waters of the earth`s surface, particularly sounding, charting and mapping them, and analysing and describing their forms, positions and physical features of rivers, lakes, reservoir, shallows, deeps, etc.; and magnitudes and directions of winds, tides, currents, and the like Category: The cosmos • The cartographic representation of scien...
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   Hydrography
   Hy·drog'ra·phy noun [ Hydro- , 1 + -graphy : confer French hydrographie .] 1. The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena. 2. 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, ...
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   hydrography
   1. The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena. ... 2. 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 particu ...
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   hydrography
   noun the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
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   Hydrography
   `Hydrography` focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. In the `generalized usage`, `hydrography` pertains to measurement and description of any waters. With that usage oceanography and limnology are subsets of hydrography. In `specialized usage` the term applies to those measurements and descriptions of navigable waters necessary for safe navigation of vessels.
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   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. • (n.) The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, w...
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   hydrography
   the art and science of compiling and producing charts, or maps, of water-covered areas of the Earth`s surface. A brief treatment of hydrography ... [3 related articles]
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    hydrography
    hydrography 1. The science which has for its object the description of the waters of the earth’s surface, the sea, lakes, rivers, etc., comprising the study and mapping of their forms and physical features, of the contour of the sea-bottom, shallows, etc., and of winds, tides, currents, and the like. In earlier use, including the principles of Navigation. A...
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