Oceanic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oceanic \O`ce*an"ic\ ([=o]`sh[-e]*[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.
     oc['e]anique. See {Ocean}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or
        about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean,
        especially mid-ocean.
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              Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds.
                                                    --Darwin.
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     2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oceanic
       adj 1: relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the
              open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic
              currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms";
              "pelagic whaling" [syn: {pelagic}]
       2: resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or
          degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage"
       3: constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters";
          "oceanic life"
       n : an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Eastern
           Malayo-Polynesian}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "oceanic":
     aquatic, bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, deep-water,
     hydrographic, marine, maritime, nautical, naval, navigational,
     ocean, ocean-going, oceanographic, pelagic, salty, sea, seafaring,
     seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne