oceanographyn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡrəfi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: ocean n., -ography comb. form.

Etymology: < ocean n. + -ography comb. form, after German †Oceanographie (1857 in a work title (see quot. 1859); now Ozeanographie ). Compare French océanographie study of the ocean (1876; earlier in Middle French in an isolated attestation (1584)). Compare geography n., hydrography n., etc.

The branch of science concerned with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the ocean. Cf. oceanology n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > hydrography > [noun] > oceanography

oceanography1859

oceanology1864

thalattology1874

thalassography1888

1859 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (new ed.) xx. 330 ‘Text-book of Oceanography for the Use of the Imperial Naval Academy’, by Dr. August Jilek, Vienna, 1857.

1884 Athenæum 23 Aug. 242/3 Prof. Dittmar contrives to discuss incidentally a number of questions of the deepest interest in connexion with oceanography.

1931 H. B. Bigelow Oceanogr. i. 8 The growth of an economic demand that oceanography afford practical assistance to the sea fisheries.

1955 Sci. News Let. 27 Aug. 142/1 Explorers of the ocean depths have been turning up so many new peaks, ridges, basins, seamounts and other underwater landmarks that naming them all has become a major problem in the flourishing science of oceanography.

1970 D. A. Ross Introd. Oceanogr. i. 3 Most oceanographers have divided oceanography into four main parts: (1) chemical oceanography; (2) biological oceanography; (3) physical oceanography; and (4) marine geology and geophysics.

1991 New Scientist 6 Apr. 35/1 Even remote sensing projects, such as the Okean series of oceanography satellites, have been similarly pruned.

1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths i. i. 7 It was actually World War I..which encouraged sonar technology and in so doing gave the biggest boost to modern oceanography.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oceanography
释义	oceanographyn. Brit. /ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡrəfi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: ocean n., -ography comb. form. Etymology: < ocean n. + -ography comb. form, after German †Oceanographie (1857 in a work title (see quot. 1859); now Ozeanographie ). Compare French océanographie study of the ocean (1876; earlier in Middle French in an isolated attestation (1584)). Compare geography n., hydrography n., etc. The branch of science concerned with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the ocean. Cf. oceanology n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > hydrography > [noun] > oceanography oceanography1859 oceanology1864 thalattology1874 thalassography1888 1859 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (new ed.) xx. 330 ‘Text-book of Oceanography for the Use of the Imperial Naval Academy’, by Dr. August Jilek, Vienna, 1857. 1884 Athenæum 23 Aug. 242/3 Prof. Dittmar contrives to discuss incidentally a number of questions of the deepest interest in connexion with oceanography. 1931 H. B. Bigelow Oceanogr. i. 8 The growth of an economic demand that oceanography afford practical assistance to the sea fisheries. 1955 Sci. News Let. 27 Aug. 142/1 Explorers of the ocean depths have been turning up so many new peaks, ridges, basins, seamounts and other underwater landmarks that naming them all has become a major problem in the flourishing science of oceanography. 1970 D. A. Ross Introd. Oceanogr. i. 3 Most oceanographers have divided oceanography into four main parts: (1) chemical oceanography; (2) biological oceanography; (3) physical oceanography; and (4) marine geology and geophysics. 1991 New Scientist 6 Apr. 35/1 Even remote sensing projects, such as the Okean series of oceanography satellites, have been similarly pruned. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths i. i. 7 It was actually World War I..which encouraged sonar technology and in so doing gave the biggest boost to modern oceanography. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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