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oceanographic.

relating to oceanography, the science of oceans

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌoʊʃənəˈɡɹæfɪk/US
  1. relating to oceanography, the science of oceans

    not-comparable
    Their lab is still analyzing the data from the last oceanographic survey.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -ography English oceanography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oceanographic From oceanography + -ic.

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