OCEANOGRAPHY


Meaning of OCEANOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-shə-ˈnä-grə-fē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1859

: a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources

• ocean·og·ra·pher -fər noun

• ocean·o·graph·ic -nə-ˈgra-fik also ocean·o·graph·i·cal -fi-kəl adjective

• ocean·o·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

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