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suboceanic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English oceanic English suboceanic From sub- + oceanic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Beneath the surface of the ocean.
    • His eyes, like hard bright sea creatures hiding deep under a suboceanic shelf, regarded Charlie with a pure malignant fury... 1984, Dean Koontz, The Servants of Twilight:
    • Low attenuation translates directly to efficient long-distance communications, such as transatlantic or other suboceanic cable routes... 2007, Pelin Aksoy, Laura DeNardis, Information Technology in Theory: