How to pronounce hydrography
American English pronunciation
hy-DROG-ruh-fee
- IPA
- /haɪˈdɹɑɡɹəfi/
- Syllables
- hy · DROG · ruh · fee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What hydrography means
The mapping and measuring of seas, lakes and rivers
In a sentence: The ship's hydrography team charted the harbor's sandbars and currents so boats would not run aground.
Where it comes from: It's built from hydro-, from a Greek word for water, and -graphy, meaning writing or describing.
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