oceanic
/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/
oceanic adjective: of or relating to the ocean.
Adjective (1)
oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)
- Of or relating to the ocean.
- 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
- Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
- Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Adjective (2) capitalized: Oceanic
Oceanic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.
- An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture
- Of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.
oceanic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
oceanic in Hindi
- oceanic, marine; of the sea or ocean
- समुद्री samudrī
- oceanic, pertaining to the ocean
- सामुद्रिक sāmudrik
oceanic in Tamil
- சமுத்திரத்திற்குரிய, மாகடலுக்குரிய
oceanic in Urdu
- بحری
oceanic in Bengali
- সামুদ্রিক, মহাসাগরীয়
More languagesFewer languages
- oceanic in Telugu
- సముద్రపు samudrapu
- oceanic in Punjabi
- سمندری samandrī, ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ samundrī
- oceanic in Gujarati
- મહાસાગરીય
- oceanic in Sinhala
- මුහුදු muhudu
- oceanic in Arabic
- مُحِيطِيّ muḥīṭiyy
- oceanic in Malay
- lautan
- oceanic in Persian
- اقیانوسی oqiânusi
Examples of oceanic in a sentence
- Aeroplankton are the atmospheric equivalent of oceanic plankton.
- The gempylids, or snake mackerels, are a small group of predatory oceanic or pelagic fish.
- Then we indicate some of the more pertinent characteristics of oceanic and continental lithospheres.
Forms of oceanic
| comparative | more oceanic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oceanic |
Origin of oceanic
Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.
Words formed from oceanic
Phrases with oceanic
Questions about oceanic
- What does oceanic mean?
- Oceanic means of or relating to the ocean.
- What is oceanic in Hindi?
- Oceanic in Hindi is समुद्री (samudrī), सामुद्रिक (sāmudrik). See Oceanic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oceanic?
- Oceanic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce oceanic?
- Oceanic is pronounced /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/.
Words near oceanic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oceanic (page history and authors); Oceanic (page history and authors); समुद्री (Hindi) (page history and authors); oceanic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oceanic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oceanic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సముద్రపు (Telugu) (page history and authors); سمندری (Punjabi) (page history and authors); oceanic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); මුහුදු (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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