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单词 oceanography
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oceanography

(oʊʃənɒgrəfi)
uncountable noun
Oceanography is the scientific study of sea currents, the sea bed, and the fish and animals that live in the sea.
The latest techniques in oceanography are now available to many more scientists.
oceanographerWord forms: plural oceanographers countable noun
...an oceanographer working on an environmental protection programme.
oceanographic (oʊʃənəgræfɪk) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...oceanographic research.

oceanography in British English

(ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfɪ, ˌəʊʃɪə-)
noun
the branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, geological, and biological features of the oceans and ocean basins
Derived forms
oceanographer (ˌoceanˈographer)
noun
oceanographic (ˌəʊʃənəˈɡræfɪk, ˌəʊʃɪə-) or oceanographical (ˌoceanoˈgraphical)
adjective
oceanographically (ˌoceanoˈgraphically)
adverb

oceanography in American English

(ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfi; ˌ oʊʃiəˈnɑgrəfə)
noun
the study of the environment in the oceans, including the waters, depths, beds, animals, plants, etc.
Derived forms
oceanographer (ˌoceanˈographer)
noun
oceanographic (ˌoceanˌoˈgraphic) (ˌoʊʃəˌnəˈgræfɪk; ˌoʊʃiəˌnəˈgræfɪk)
adjective or ˌoceanoˈgraphical
Word origin
< Ger oceanographie < Fr océanographie: see ocean & -graphy

Examples of 'oceanography' in a sentence
oceanography

What St. Julien Perlmutter's archive was to ships, Yaeger's was to oceanography and the growing field of undersea sciences.
Cussler, Clive INCA GOLD (1994)

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