English Explanatory Dictionary

oceanic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the ocean.
  2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
  3. Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
  4. Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.
  2. Of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ /ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oceanic.wav

Word forms

oceanic more oceanic most oceanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

Derived words

amphioceanic bioceanic cisoceanic mid-oceanic ridge oceanic abyss oceanically oceanic crust oceanic dolphin oceanic trench oceanic whitetip shark paleo-oceanic panoceanic suboceanic unoceanic Oceanicist Proto-Oceanic
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