thalassic

[ thuh-las-ik ]

/ θəˈlæs ɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR thalassic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or relating to seas and oceans.

of or relating to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies.

growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.

Origin of thalassic

1855–60; <Greek thálass(a) sea + -ic

Words nearby thalassic

thalamus, Thalassa, thalassaemia, thalassemia, thalassemia major, thalassic, thalasso-, thalassocracy, thalassocrat, thalassography, thalassotherapy

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Example sentences from the Web for thalassic

The thalassic peoples here in the Equatorial Zone are fairly good empirical, teaspoon-measure, chemists.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
It progresses most rapidly where the knowledge of outlying or remote lands travels fastest, as along rivers and thalassic coasts.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
Thalassic, tha-las′ik, adj. pertaining to the smaller seas—opp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and propellants.
Ullr Uprising|Henry Beam Piper

They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

British Dictionary definitions for thalassic

thalassic

/ (θəˈlæsɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the sea

of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters

inhabiting or growing in the sea; marinethalassic fauna

Word Origin for thalassic

C19: from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa sea

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for thalassic

thalassic

[ thə-lăs′ĭk ]

Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.

Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.

单词	thalassic
释义	thalassic [ thuh-las-ik ] / θəˈlæs ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thalassic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to seas and oceans. of or relating to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies. growing, living, or found in the sea; marine. Origin of thalassic 1855–60; <Greek thálass(a) sea + -ic Words nearby thalassic thalamus, Thalassa, thalassaemia, thalassemia, thalassemia major, thalassic, thalasso-, thalassocracy, thalassocrat, thalassography, thalassotherapy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thalassic The thalassic peoples here in the Equatorial Zone are fairly good empirical, teaspoon-measure, chemists. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr It progresses most rapidly where the knowledge of outlying or remote lands travels fastest, as along rivers and thalassic coasts. Influences of Geographic Environment\|Ellen Churchill Semple Thalassic, tha-las′ik, adj. pertaining to the smaller seas—opp. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and propellants. Ullr Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr British Dictionary definitions for thalassic thalassic / (θəˈlæsɪk) / adjective of or relating to the sea of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters inhabiting or growing in the sea; marinethalassic fauna Word Origin for thalassic C19: from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa sea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thalassic abyssal, aquatic, coastal, maritime, nautical, naval, navigational, oceanic, pelagic, sea, seafaring, seashore, shore, deep-sea, hydrographic, littoral, natatorial, oceangoing, oceanographic, saltwater Scientific definitions for thalassic thalassic [ thə-lăs′ĭk ] Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas. Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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thalassic

adjective

Origin of thalassic

Words nearby thalassic

Example sentences from the Web for thalassic

British Dictionary definitions for thalassic

adjective

Word Origin for thalassic

Words related to thalassic

Scientific definitions for thalassic