Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 17 compound words that contain oceanic. The most common are listed below. Open oceanic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- oceanic whitetip sharka large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.
- oceanic trenchA hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depression of the seabed.
- Proto-OceanicA proposed common ancestor of the group of Oceanic languages.
- oceanic crustThe thin, dense outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere beneath the oceans.
- oceanic dolphinAny dolphin of the family Delphinidae.
- oceanic dolphinsplural of oceanic dolphin: Any dolphin of the family Delphinidae.
- oceanic trenchesplural of oceanic trench: A hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depression of the seabed.
- oceanic whitetipEllipsis of oceanic whitetip shark.
- oceanic whitetip sharksplural of oceanic whitetip shark: a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.
- mid-oceanic ridgea mid-ocean ridge
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA federal government agency dedicated to scientifically studying the oceans and atmosphere. The NOAA is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
- mid-oceanic ridgesplural of mid-oceanic ridge: a mid-ocean ridge
- oceanic abyssA long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.
- paleo-oceanicRelating to a paleo-ocean.
- oceanic crustsplural of oceanic crust: The thin, dense outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere beneath the oceans.
- oceanic whitetipsplural of oceanic whitetip: Ellipsis of oceanic whitetip shark.
Compound words 17
- bioceanicPertaining to (for example, bordering on, connecting, or dividing) two oceans.
- interoceanicBetween oceans; connecting two oceans.
- OceanicistA linguist who specialises in studying Oceanic languages.
- amphioceanicThat inhabits two oceans (typically the Arctic and North Atlantic or North Pacific)
- cisoceanicOn this side of the ocean.
- hyperoceanicDescribing a climate that has a very small difference between the mean temperatures of the warmest and coldest months of the year (typically less than ten degrees centigrade)
- midoceanicThat occurs in the middle of the ocean
- nonoceanicNot oceanic.
- oceanicallyIn an oceanic manner; in a way that suggests or involves the ocean.
- panoceanicRelating to all oceans