Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or treating of hydrography: as, a hydrographic survey or treatise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to hydrography.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
hydrography
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the science of hydrography
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Examples
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Real carbon fiber is too expensive, so they used a so-called hydrographic finish that mimics the three-dimensional checkerboard look of carbon fiber.
Chrysler Targets a More Tempting Interior Joseph B. White 2011
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The sight I wanted to see was Mount Athabasca, which is described as the hydrographic apex of North America.
Boing Boing 2008
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The sight I wanted to see was Mount Athabasca, which is described as the hydrographic apex of North America.
Boing Boing 2008
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This hydrographic narrative is symbolized in the garden.
Art at the Scale of Landscape Thomas J. Campanella 2011
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Here we show, through the analysis of long hydrographic records, that the system of overflow and entrainment that ventilates the deep Atlantic has steadily changed over the past four decades.
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Because those technicians had been working 24/7 to maintain those hydrographic stations, we were able to collect that data, predict the record-high water and alert the Army Corps that cities all along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers were going to be inundated if the farmland wasn't flooded.
Tom Fox: USGS Director Marcia McNutt on Leadership Tom Fox 2011
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Here we show, using direct measurements and historical hydrographic data, that the volume flux of the Faroe Bank channel overflow has also decreased.
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Because those technicians had been working 24/7 to maintain those hydrographic stations, we were able to collect that data, predict the record-high water and alert the Army Corps that cities all along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers were going to be inundated if the farmland wasn't flooded.
Tom Fox: USGS Director Marcia McNutt on Leadership Tom Fox 2011
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Variability in hydrographic properties and currents
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The geologic and hydrographic conformation of the state favor the development of native plants and wildlife, varying as much as the climates of the state do, from cold forested mountains to the warm tropical coast and from the temperate central region to the dry heat of the Michoacán's warmlands, the Tierra Caliente.
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