Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrogeology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dro-ge-ol-o-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English geology English hydrogeology From hydro- + geology.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hydrogeologies (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrogeologist

Questions

What does hydrogeology mean?: The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.
Where does hydrogeology come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English geology English hydrogeology From hydro- + geology.

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