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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

oceanic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/
  • /ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)bor. Latin ōceanus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin ōceanicusbor. English oceanic Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the ocean.
  2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
    • Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed by oceanic currents (resulting from their floatability and viability after prolonged exposure to saltwater) cannot be evaluated without empirical experimentation [3 ,7 ,10 ,16 ]. 2015 October 15, “On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceanic Dispersal”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
  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

Forms

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more oceanic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most oceanic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Hyponyms

transoceanic · interoceanic · hyperoceanic · midoceanic · nonoceanic · paleooceanic

Translations (37)

be акія́нскі (of or relating to the ocean) · sk oceánsky (of or relating to the ocean) · ca oceànic (of or relating to the ocean) · de ozeanisch (of or relating to the ocean) · fr océanique (living in the ocean) · ga aigéanach (of or relating to the ocean) · el ωκεάνιος (living in the ocean) · bg океа́нски (of or relating to the ocean) · ms lautan (of or relating to the ocean) · pt oceânico (living in the ocean) · ru океани́ческий (of or relating to the ocean) · el ωκεάνιος (of or relating to the ocean) · uk океані́чний (of or relating to the ocean) · es oceánico (of or relating to the ocean) · cs oceánský (of or relating to the ocean) · fr océanique (of or relating to the ocean) · pl oceaniczny (of or relating to the ocean) · sv oceanisk (of or relating to the ocean) · pl oceaniczny (living in the ocean) · it oceanico (of or relating to the ocean) · kk мұхиттық (of or relating to the ocean) · ms lautan (living in the ocean) · nl oceanisch (of or relating to the ocean) · unm kitahikàni (of or relating to the ocean) · mk океански (of or relating to the ocean) · be акіяні́чны (of or relating to the ocean) · aii ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (of or relating to the ocean) · fa اقیانوسی (of or relating to the ocean) · ar مُحِيطِيّ (of or relating to the ocean) · ru океа́нский (of or relating to the ocean) · mt oċeaniku (of or relating to the ocean) · uk океа́нський (of or relating to the ocean) · ro oceanic (of or relating to the ocean) · pt oceânico (of or relating to the ocean) · mi aumoana (of or relating to the ocean) · fi merellinen (of or relating to the ocean) · ga aigéanta (of or relating to the ocean)