Link Centre Dictionary

oceanic

ocea·nic

UK/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ US/ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/ uncommon
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

  • “oceanic islands like Bermuda”
  • “oceanic currents”
  • “oceanic birds”
  • “pelagic organisms”
  • “pelagic whaling”
Synonyms
2.

resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree

  • “the oceanic violence of his rage”
Similar
3.

constituting or living in the open sea

  • “oceanic waters”
  • “oceanic life”
Similar

noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

Phrases

  • mid-oceanic ridge
  • oceanic abyss
  • oceanic crust
  • oceanic dolphin
  • oceanic trench
  • oceanic whitetip shark

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.