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Webster 1913 Edition
Hydrography
Hy-drog′ra-phy
,Noun.
[
Hydro-
, 1 + -graphy
: cf. F. 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, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hydrography
HYDROG'RAPHY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
hydrography
hydrography
English
Noun
hydrography (countable and uncountable, plural hydrographies)
- (nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.