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ocean trip |
oceanaut |
oceanfront |
oceangoing |
oceania |
oceanic
| oceanic abyss
| oceanic bird
| oceanic bonito
| oceanic whitetip shark
| oceanica
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oceanic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oceanic has 1 sense
- oceanic(n = noun.communication) eastern malayo-polynesian - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages; Array is a kind of malayo-polynesian, polynesian
has particulars: tahitian, maori, hawaiian, fijian
Adjective oceanic has 3 senses
- oceanic(a = adj.pert) pelagic - relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" Derived form noun ocean1
- oceanic(s = adj.all) Array - resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage" Derived form noun ocean2
- oceanic(s = adj.all) Array - constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life" Derived form noun ocean1
CIDE DICTIONARY
oceanic, a. [Cf. F. océanique. See Ocean.].
- Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. [1913 Webster]"Petrels are the most aërial and oceanic of birds." [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oceanic, adj.
1 of, like, or near the ocean.
2 (of a climate) governed by the ocean.
3 of the part of the ocean distant from the continents.
4 (Oceanic) of Oceania.
1 of, like, or near the ocean.
2 (of a climate) governed by the ocean.
3 of the part of the ocean distant from the continents.
4 (Oceanic) of Oceania.
THESAURUS
oceanic
aquatic, bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, deep-water, hydrographic, marine, maritime, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean, ocean-going, oceanographic, pelagic, salty, sea, seafaring, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borneROGET THESAURUS
oceanic
Ocean
N sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep, wave, tide, hydrography, hydrographer, Neptune, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Naiad, Nereid, sea nymph, Siren, trident, dolphin, oceanic, marine, maritime, pelagic, pelagian, seagoing, hydrographic, bathybic, cotidal, at sea, on sea, afloat.
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