oceanic

o·ce·an·ic  (sh-nk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the ocean: "Like many oceanic islands, Bermuda was originally free of all mammals except the bat" (Dwight Holing).

2. Produced by or living in an ocean, especially in the open sea rather than in shallow coastal waters.

3. Resembling an ocean in expanse; vast: oceanic steppes.

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oceanic [ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk]

adj

1. of or relating to the ocean

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) living in the depths of the ocean beyond the continental shelf at a depth exceeding 200 metres oceanic fauna

3. huge or overwhelming

4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of geological formations) of volcanic origin, arising from the ocean oceanic islands

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Oceanic [ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a branch, group, or subfamily of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages, comprising Polynesian and Melanesian

adj

1. (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

2. (Placename) of or relating to Oceania

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oceanic  (sh-nk)

1. Relating to the ocean.

2. Relating to the ocean waters that lie beyond the continental shelf and exceed 200 m (656 ft) in depth. Compare neritic. See more at epipelagic zone.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific Tahitian - the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti Maori - the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand Hawaiian - the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii Fijian - the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji
Adj.	1.	oceanic - relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" pelagic
	2.	oceanic - resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage" unlimited, limitless - having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"
	3.	oceanic - constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life" marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea

Translations

oceanic [ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk] ADJ → oceánico

oceanic

adj

→ Meeres-; oceanic plant → Meerespflanze f

(fig) → riesenhaft

oceanic [ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk] adj → oceanico/a