414. Water

See also 36. BATHING ; 107. DAMPNESS ; 234. LAKES ; 345. RAIN ; 356. RIVERS ; 360. SEA ; 375. SNOW .

antlophobia

an abnormal fear of floods.

aquiculture

hydroponics. — aquicultural , adj.

atmology

the science dealing with the behavior of water vapor. — atmologist , n. — atmologic, atmological , adj.

balneotherapy

the treatment of illness or disease by bathing.

bletonism

the skill or talent of water divining.

dehydration

1. the process of dehydrating or removing the water from a substance.

2. the state of being dehydrated.

deliquescence

the property of a substance to attract and absorb moisture, especially from the air. Cf. efflorescence . — deliquescent , adj.

dowsing

a form of divination involving a rod or wand, especially the art of finding underground supplies of water, ores, etc. Also called rhabdomancy .

efflorescence

the property of a substance to yield up water through evaporation. Cf. deliquescence . See also 329. PROCESSES . — efflorescent , adj.

fluviology

the science of watercourses, especially rivers. — fluviologist , n.

hydragogy

Obsolete. the moving of water by an artificval channel.

hydriatrics

hydropathy.

hydrodipsomania

an abnormal love of drinking water.

hydrography

1. the study, description, and mapping of oceans, lakes, and rivers, especially with reference to their use for navigational purposes.

2. those parts of the map, collectively, that represent surface waters. — hydrographer , n. — hydrographic, hydrographical , adj.

hydrology

the science that studies the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere. — hydrologist , n. — hydrologie, hydrological , adj.

hydromancy

a form of divination involving observations of water or of other liquids.

hydromania

an excessive love of water.

hydropathy

the “water cure,” first developed in Germany in 1825. Also called hydriatrics . — hydropathist , n. — hydropathic , adj.

hydrophily

Botany . the capacity of a plant to be pollinated through the agency of water. — hydrophilous , adj.

hydrophobia

an abnormal fear of water.

hydroscope

a device for viewing things below the surface of a body of water.

hydrotherapy

the treatment of disorders by the use of water externally, especially in the form of exercises in a pool, etc. — hydrotherapist , n. — hydrotherapeutic , adj.

hydrotropism

growth or movement in response to water as a stimulus. — hydrotropic , adj.

hygrology

the branch of physics that studies atmospheric humidity.

hygrophobia

1. hydrophobia

2. an abnormal fear of water.

lecanomancy

a form of divination involving the examination of water in a basin.

lecanoscopy

a form of self-hypnotism involving staring at water in a basin.

limnology

the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes or rivers, with reference to their physical, geographical, and biological features. — limnologist , n. — limnologic, limnological , adj.

orohydrography

the branch of hydrography that studies the drainage phenomena of mountains. — orohydrographic , adj.

rheotaxis

the tendency of some plants to respond to a current of water by growing with it ( positive rheotaxis ) or against it ( negative rheotaxis ).

rheotropism

the tendency of certain living things to move in response to the mechanical stimulus of a current of water.

sympesiometer, sympiezometer

an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by currents of water. See also 226. INSTRUMENTS .

turbidimeter

an instrument for measuring the turbidity of water or other fluids. — turbidimetric , adj.

turbidimetry

the measurement of the turbidity of water or other fluids, as with a turbidimeter. — turbidimetric , adj.