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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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hydrology

Engineering; Hydrology

Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed ...

hammer

Engineering; Hydrology

1. A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding. 2. A tool or device ...

abiotic

Engineering; Hydrology

Pertaining to the non-living part of an ecosystem or to an environment where life is absent.

ablation

Engineering; Hydrology

Combined processes (such as melting, sublimation, evaporation, calving) which remove snow or ice from a glacier or from a snow field. Also used to express the quantity lost by ...