Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of or relating to the ocean.

    ozeanisch

    океа́нскийokeánskij, океани́ческийokeaníčeskij

    океа́нськийokeánsʹkyj, океані́чнийokeaníčnyj

    relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

  2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.

  3. Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.

    resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree

  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

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The oceanic ecosystem includes the pelagic zone, the benthic zone, and the abyssal zone.

  2. Even now, commercial ships use "the trades" and the currents the winds produce to hasten their oceanic voyages.

  3. Tsunamis are giant oceanic waves triggered primarily by earthquakes that can roll ashore, causing loss of life and disaster.

  4. Scientists from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are assessing the situation.

  5. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to the ocean:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to the ocean:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to the ocean:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

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Forms

more oceanic, most oceanic
Comparativemore oceanic Lesson
Superlativemost oceanic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean:pelagic

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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