单词 | oceanography |
释义 | ocean /ōˈshən/noun
Of or relating to the ocean generally ORIGIN: OFr occean, from L Ōceanus, from Gr Ōkeanos, the river, or its god oceanarium /ō-shən-āˈri-əm/ noun (pl oceanāˈriums or oceanāˈria) An enclosed part of the sea (also called seaquarium) or a large salt-water pond, in which dolphins, porpoises, etc, are kept and tamed oceanaut /ōˈshə-nöt/ noun Someone who lives for periods under the sea, in order to observe and explore Oceanian /ō-shi-äˈni-ən/ adjective Relating to Oceania, which includes Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, with or without Australasia nounA native of Oceania, esp a Polynesian oceanic /ō-shi-anˈik/ adjective
oceanicity /-nisˈ/ noun The extent to which the climate of a particular area is influenced by proximity to an ocean oceanid /ō-sēˈən-id/ noun (pl ocēˈanids or oceanides /ō-sē-anˈid-ēz/) (Gr myth)
oceanographer /ō-shi-ən-ogˈrə-fər, or ō-shən- or ō-si-ən-/ noun oceanographic /ō-shi-an-ə-grafˈik, or ō-shən- or ō-si-an-/ or oceanographˈical adjective oceanogˈraphy noun The scientific study and description of the ocean oceanologˈical adjective oceanolˈogist noun oceanolˈogy noun Oceanography ocean basin noun The depression in which the waters of an ocean are contained oˈcean-going adjective Sailing, or suitable for sailing, across the ocean oˈcean-greyˈhound noun A very fast steamer oceanic crust noun That part of the Earth's crust that is normally characteristic of oceans, consisting of approx 5km water, 1km sediments and 5km basaltic rocks oceanic islands plural noun Islands far from the mainland ocean perch noun A scorpion-fish, Sebastes marinus, also known as the bergylt, redfish or rosefish oˈcean-streamˈ noun (Milton) The river Oceanus (Okeanos), supposed to encircle the land of the world |
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