hydrography

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɑɡ.ɹə.fi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
  • Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧gra‧phy

Noun

hydrography (countable and uncountable, plural hydrographies)

  1. (nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.
    • 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy[1], page 89:
      This small pond is not in the MDNR hydrography dataset but is part of a larger historical feature bisected by the Project Alignment noted in the MDNR hydrography data as a drained wetland.

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