English-Thai Dictionary
hydrography
N อุทกศาสตร์ u-tok-ka-pai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HYDROGRAPHY
n.[Gr. water, and to describe. ] The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers and other waters; or the art of forming charts, exhibiting a representation of the sea coast, gulfs, bays, isles, promontories, channels, soundings, etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HYDROGRAPHY
Hy *drog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hydrography
hy drog ra phy |hīˈdrägrəfē haɪˈdrɑɡrəfi | ▶noun the science of surveying and charting bodies of water, such as seas, lakes, and rivers. DERIVATIVES hy drog ra pher |-fər |noun, hy dro graph ic |ˌhīdrəˈgrafik |adjective, hy dro graph i cal |ˌhīdrəˈgrafikəl |adjective, hy dro graph i cal ly |ˌhīdrəˈgrafik (ə )lē |adverb
Oxford Dictionary
hydrography
hydrography |hʌɪˈdrɒgrəfi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the science of surveying and charting bodies of water, such as seas, lakes, and rivers. DERIVATIVES hydrographer noun, hydrographic |hʌɪdrəˈgrafɪk |adjective, hydrographical |hʌɪdrəˈgrafɪk (ə )l |adjective, hydrographically |hʌɪdrəˈgrafɪk (ə )li |adverb
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