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superocean

UK/ˈsuːpəɹˌəʊ.ʃən//ˈsuːpɚˌoʊ.ʃən/

superocean noun: an ocean surrounding a supercontinent.

Noun

superocean (plural superoceans)

  1. An ocean surrounding a supercontinent.
    • The energy involved is of a magnitude difficult to visualize; for each valve will then be releasing about 230,000 hp, the total for each group of six being equal to 1,380,000 hp, or the equivalent of seven superocean liners each of the same power capacity as that of the "Queen Mary.".1952, Calvin Victor Davis, Handbook of Applied Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill, page 376
    • Reduced to its simplest scenario the earth appears to have consisted essentially of a single ‘‘supercontinent’’, Pangaea, surrounded by “‘superocean”’ Panthalassa in the late Paleozoic.1978, Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier, page 14

Examples of superocean in a sentence

  • To study the evolution of world ocean from a single supercontinent and superocean 200 million years ago to the fragmented system we have today.1979, Ocean Science, Nautilus Press, page 2:
  • A single supercontinent, called Pangea, came into, existence, together with a single superocean called Panthalassa.1992, Cesare Emiliani, Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page...

Forms of superocean

pluralsuperoceans

Origin of superocean

From super- + ocean.

Questions about superocean

What does superocean mean?
Superocean means an ocean surrounding a supercontinent.
How do you use superocean in a sentence?
To study the evolution of world ocean from a single supercontinent and superocean 200 million years ago to the fragmented system we have today.
What part of speech is superocean?
Superocean is a noun.
How do you pronounce superocean?
Superocean is pronounced /ˈsuːpəɹˌəʊ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of superocean?
The plural of superocean is superoceans.

Words near superocean in the dictionary

  1. superobject
  2. superobjects
  3. superocaudal
  4. superocaudally
  5. superoccipital
  6. superocean
  7. superoceans
  8. superochiasmatic
  9. superoctahedra
  10. superoctahedron
  11. superoctave

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