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hydrography vs oceanography

oceanography vs hydrography

hydrography and oceanography both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hydrography Yes No No No
oceanography Yes No No No
As nouns, oceanography is a hypernym of hydrography; that is, oceanography is a word with a broader meaning than hydrography:
  • hydrography: the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
  • oceanography: the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
Other hypernyms of hydrography include oceanology.
hydrography (noun) oceanography (noun)
the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
Difference between hydrography and oceanography

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