Oceanic Definition

ōshē-ănĭk
adjective
Of, living in, or produced by the ocean.
Webster's New World
Relating to the open ocean, away from coastal waters.
American Heritage
Designating or of the ecological zone (oceanic zone) beyond the neritic zone in the ocean.
Webster's New World
Like the ocean; vast.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with Oceania.
Webster's New World
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Oceanic Sentence Examples

  • The continental area is on one side of the sphere and the oceanic on the other.

  • The general scheme of oceanic circulation was made out prior to 1910.

  • The Trachylinae, on the other hand, are above all oceanic forms, and have no polyp-stage, and hence there is typically no alternation in their life-cycle.

  • Upon the denuded edges of the Scotland beds lies the Oceanic series.

  • Newfoundland, the West Indies, and the Falklands, and the chief oceanic islands are the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries, the Cape Verde Islands, Ascension, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Bouvet Island.

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Words Starting With

OOCOCE

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CICNIC

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Words Starting With O and Ending With C

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With O7 Letter Words Ending With C