hydrologic cycle

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• hydrologic cycle — n. WATER CYCLE …   English World dictionary

• hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation. [1955 60; HYDROLOG(Y) + IC] * * * Cycle that involves …   Universalium

• hydrologic cycle — noun : a complex sequence of conditions through which water naturally passes from water vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land or water surfaces and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration …   Useful english dictionary

• hydrologic cycle — /haɪdrəˈlɒdʒɪk saɪkəl/ (say huydruh lojik suykuhl) noun → water cycle. Also, hydrological cycle …  

• hydrologic cycle — noun Date: 1936 the sequence of conditions through which water passes from vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land or water surfaces and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration called also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hydrologic cycle — hy′drolog′ic cy′cle n. mer the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth, and returns to the atmosphere through evaporation • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

• hydrologic sciences — Introduction       the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology.       In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… …   Universalium

• cycle — /suy keuhl/, n., v., cycled, cycling. n. 1. any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated. 2. a round of years or a recurring period of time, esp. one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same… …   Universalium

• Water cycle — The Earth s water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a cycle, there is no… …   Wikipedia

• water cycle — I. noun Etymology: cycle from cycle (as in bicycle) : any of various more or less experimental watercraft propelled by treadles after the manner of a bicycle II. noun : hydrologic cycle …   Useful english dictionary

• water cycle — noun Date: 1928 hydrologic cycle …   New Collegiate Dictionary