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noun

Hydrography n.

The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena.

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.

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Etymology of 'Hydrography'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hydrography" Quotes from Famous Books

... ascertained, that along the southern coast of Corea there was an archipelago of more than 1000 islands. These discoveries; the valuable additions which were made during the voyage of Captain Maxwell to the geography and hydrography of the Yellow Sea; the correction of the vague and incorrect notions which were long entertained respecting the isles of Jesso and the Kuriles, by the labours of La Perouse, Broughton, Krusentein, &c., and the full and minute information given to the public respecting Java, and ...

— Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 • William Stevenson

... [19] In hydrography the name placeres is given to the layer of sand in stagnant water or alluvion which usually has particles of gold. The Placeres are in die western part of the Carolinas. See San Agustin's Conquistas, p. 67, and Montero y Vidal's El archipielago filipino ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30 • Various

... Lincoln, President of the United States. The confidence in the valor, abilities, etc., of the appointee, expressed in the commission, was very assuring. Accompanying it was a letter from the Secretary of the Navy directing me to report to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, in Washington, for such duty as it might assign me. I arrived on October 6, and immediately called on Professor J. S. Hubbard, who was the leading astronomer of the observatory. On the day following I reported as directed, and was sent to Captain Gilliss, the recently appointed Superintendent ...

— The Reminiscences of an Astronomer • Simon Newcomb

Words linked to "Hydrography" : oceanography, oceanology, hydrographical