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hydrosphere

hy·dro·sphere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-druh-sfeer]
    • /ˈhaɪ drəˌsfɪər/
    • /ˈhaɪ.drəʊ.sfɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-druh-sfeer]
    • /ˈhaɪ drəˌsfɪər/

Definitions of hydrosphere word

  • noun hydrosphere the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere. 1
  • noun hydrosphere All the waters on the earth’s surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth’s surface, such as clouds. 1
  • noun hydrosphere the watery part of the earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, water vapour in the atmosphere, etc 0
  • noun hydrosphere all the water on the surface of the earth, including oceans, lakes, glaciers, etc.: water vapor, clouds, etc. may be considered part of the atmosphere or the hydrosphere 0
  • noun hydrosphere All the waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere. 0

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Origin of hydrosphere

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; hydro-1 + -sphere

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Parts of speech for Hydrosphere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hydrosphere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hydrosphere usage trend in Literature

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