hydrosphere

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noun

All the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

Similar
hydrospace
OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounhydrosphere (plural hydrospheres)

plural hydrospheres

  1. All the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

    Synonyms: hydrospace

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAll the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

Similar
hydrospace
Also see
hydrospacezorb

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  8. Latinsphaera
  9. Late Latinsphēra
  10. Old Frenchsphere
  11. Middle Englishspere
  12. Englishsphere
  13. Englishhydrosphere

From hydro- + -sphere.

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Translations

Basque hidrosfera
  • hidrosferawaters of the Earth
Catalan hidrosfera
  • hidrosferawaters of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 水圈
  • 水圈 (shuǐquān)waters of the Earth
Czech hydrosféra
  • hydrosférawaters of the Earth
Esperanto hidrosfero
  • hidrosferowaters of the Earth
Finnish hydrosfääri, vesikehä
  • hydrosfääriwaters of the Earth
  • vesikehäwaters of the Earth
French hydrosphère
  • hydrosphèrewaters of the Earth
German Hydrosphäre
  • Hydrosphärewaters of the Earth
Hindi जलमंडल
  • जलमंडल (jalmaṇḍal)waters of the Earth
Italian idrosfera
  • idrosferawaters of the Earth
Norwegian Bokmål hydrosfære
  • hydrosfærewaters of the Earth
Polish hydrosfera
  • hydrosferawaters of the Earth
Portuguese hidrosfera
  • hidrosferawaters of the Earth
Russian гидросфера
  • гидросфера (gidrosfera)waters of the Earth
Spanish hidrosfera
  • hidrosferawaters of the Earth
Tagalog katubigan, danumbulog
  • katubiganwaters of the Earth
  • danumbulogwaters of the Earth
Ukrainian гідросфе́ра
  • гідросфе́ра (hidrosféra)waters of the Earth
Vietnamese thủy quyển
  • thủy quyểnwaters of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA

hydrosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosphere

MLA

“hydrosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrosphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrosphere.

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