oceanic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: o=ce=an=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

oceanic, a. [Cf. F. océanique. See Ocean.].

•  Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.  [1913 Webster]

  "Petrels are the most aërial and oceanic of birds."  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

oceanic, adj.
1 of, like, or near the ocean.
2 (of a climate) governed by the ocean.
3 of the part of the ocean distant from the continents.
4 (Oceanic) of Oceania.

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

oceanic

Ocean

N sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep, wave, tide, hydrography, hydrographer, Neptune, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Naiad, Nereid, sea nymph, Siren, trident, dolphin, oceanic, marine, maritime, pelagic, pelagian, seagoing, hydrographic, bathybic, cotidal, at sea, on sea, afloat.