formed or situated beneath the ocean or ocean floor
suboceanic in American English
(ˌsʌboʊʃiˈænɪk)
adjective
situated or occurring on or beneath the ocean floor
suboceanic in American English
(ˌsʌbouʃiˈænɪk)
adjective
1.
occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean
suboceanic oil
2.
of, pertaining to, or on the floor of the ocean
suboceanic plants
Also: subocean
Word origin
[1855–60; sub- + oceanic]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, keyword, kickoff, pickup, pipelinesub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)