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suboceanic

suboceanic adjective: beneath the surface of the ocean.

Adjective

suboceanic (not comparable)

  1. 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

Origin of suboceanic

From sub- + oceanic.

Questions about suboceanic

What does suboceanic mean?
Suboceanic means beneath the surface of the ocean.
What part of speech is suboceanic?
Suboceanic is an adjective.

Words near suboceanic in the dictionary

  1. subocclusal
  2. subocclusion
  3. subocclusions
  4. subocclusive
  5. subocean
  6. suboceanic
  7. subocellate
  8. suboctave
  9. suboctaves
  10. suboctuple
  11. subocular

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