Definition of Hidrography
Hy*drog"ra*phy (?), n. [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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) the scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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