'Hydrography' definitions:
Definition of 'hydrography'
(from WordNet)
noun
The science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
Definition of 'Hydrography'
From: GCIDE
- Hydrography \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]