Meanings
nounhydrogeology (usually uncountable, plural hydrogeologies)
plural hydrogeologies
- uncountableusuallyThe geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.
This issue led to an interim battle among the parties to exclude various expert witnesses regarding the aquifer's hydrogeology and a five-day evidentiary hearing before Special Master Eugene Siler in May 2019.
2021 October 1, Robin Craig, “In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater”, in SCOTUSblog
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishgeology
- Englishhydrogeology
Translations
Czech hydrogeologie
- hydrogeologiethe geology of groundwater
Finnish hydrogeologia, geohydrologia
- hydrogeologiathe geology of groundwater
- geohydrologiathe geology of groundwater
French hydrogéologie
- hydrogéologiethe geology of groundwater
German Hydrogeologie
- Hydrogeologiethe geology of groundwater
Irish hidrigeolaíocht
- hidrigeolaíochtthe geology of groundwater
Japanese 水文地質学者
- 水文地質学者the geology of groundwater
Polish hydrogeologia
- hydrogeologiathe geology of groundwater
Russian гидрогеология
- гидрогеология (gidrogeologija)the geology of groundwater
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Cite this entry
APA
hydrogeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogeology
MLA
“hydrogeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogeology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrogeology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogeology.
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