Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydrology \Hy*drol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F.
hydrologie.]
The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and
distribution over the earth's surface.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hydrology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and
in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and
conservation