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hydrosphere

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

All the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hydrospace

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: layer

History

Etymology

From hydro- + -sphere.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: hidrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Belarusian: гідрасфе́ра (hidrasfjéra) — waters of the Earth
  • Catalan: hidrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水圈 (shuǐquān) — waters of the Earth
  • Czech: hydrosféra — waters of the Earth
  • Esperanto: hidrosfero — waters of the Earth
  • Finnish: hydrosfääri — waters of the Earth
  • Finnish: vesikehä — waters of the Earth
  • French: hydrosphère — waters of the Earth
  • Galician: hidrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Georgian: ჰიდროსფერო (hidrospero) — waters of the Earth
  • German: Hydrosphäre — waters of the Earth
  • Hindi: जलमंडल (jalmaṇḍal) — waters of the Earth
  • Italian: idrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Maltese: idrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hydrosfære — waters of the Earth
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hydrosfære — waters of the Earth
  • Occitan: idrosfèra — waters of the Earth
  • Polish: hydrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Portuguese: hidrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Russian: гидросфера (gidrosfera) — waters of the Earth
  • Spanish: hidrosfera — waters of the Earth
  • Tagalog: katubigan — waters of the Earth
  • Tagalog: danumbulog — waters of the Earth
  • Ukrainian: гідросфе́ра (hidrosféra) — waters of the Earth
  • Vietnamese: thủy quyển — waters of the Earth