oceanic

See also: Oceanic and oceànic

English

Etymology

ocean +‎ -ic

Adjective

oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)

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

Derived terms

• hyperoceanic
• interoceanic
• midoceanic
• mid-oceanic ridge
• nonoceanic
• oceanic abyss
• oceanically
• oceanic trench
• oceanic whitetip shark
• transoceanic

 

Translations

of or relating to the ocean

• Catalan: oceànic (ca)
• French: océanique (fr)
• Greek: ωκεάνιος (el) m (okeánios)
• Irish: aigéanach, aigéanta
• Malay: lautan
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• Maori: aumoana
• Polish: oceaniczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: oceânico (pt)
• Spanish: oceánico (es)

living in the ocean

• French: océanique (fr)
• Greek: ωκεάνιος (el) m (okeánios)
• Malay: lautan
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• Polish: oceaniczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: oceânico (pt)

References

• “oceanic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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