hydrographic

adjective

hy·​dro·​graph·​ic ˌhī-drə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce hydrographic (audio)
Synonyms of hydrographicnext
1
: of or relating to the characteristic features (such as flow or depth) of bodies of water
2
: relating to the charting of bodies of water
hydrographer
hī-ˈdrä-grə-fər How to pronounce hydrographic (audio)
noun
hydrography
hī-ˈdrä-grə-fē How to pronounce hydrographic (audio)
noun

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Early last week, NATO's Baltic Sentry mission consisted of three ships: German minesweeper FGS Datteln, Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp and Dutch hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes. — Sarah Dean, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 The Legal Amazon is an area in nine states of Brazil that's home to the largest hydrographic basin in the world. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French hydrographique, from Middle French, from hydr- + -graphique -graphic

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hydrographic was in 1665

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