hydrosphere
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- noun The waters of the earth's surface as distinguished from those of the lithosphere and the atmosphere.
- noun The water vapor in the earth's atmosphere.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The aqueous envelop of the globe.
Examples
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But your use of the phrase “hydrosphere assault cannon” in a previous comment suggests otherwise.
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While admitting that the idea remained one of the greatest uncertainties in Mars research, they added that: "Our findings lend credence to the hypothesis that an ocean formed on early Mars as part of a global and active hydrosphere."
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The biosphere is the biological component of earth systems, which also include the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and other "spheres" (e.g. cryosphere, anthrosphere, etc.).
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Earth scientists use the technique of remote sensing to monitor or measure phenomena found in the Earth's lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
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It also includes the hydrosphere, the region of lakes, oceans, streams, ice and clouds comprising the earth's water resources.
Note
The word 'hydrosphere' is formed from 'hydro-' and '-sphere'.
