oceanic
adjective
oce·an·ic
ˌō-shē-ˈa-nik 
1
a
: of or relating to the ocean
b
: occurring in or frequenting the ocean and especially the open sea as distinguished from littoral or neritic waters
3
Oceanic linguistics
: relating to, belonging to, or characterizing a subfamily of the Austronesian family of languages that is spoken in Polynesia and most of the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia
Examples of oceanic in a Sentence
the theory that ancient mariners took advantage of oceanic currents to roam the seas on primitive rafts
during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes
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This week, residents in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista have been pinching their noses at the unpleasant oceanic odor.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Her coiffed wig is a sublime oceanic wave of blonde, and her mode in this series is that of powerful matriarch, someone who, with the disposition of ice and steel, spends a great deal of time trying to contain the public fallout of a murder that threatens to ruin her family and her reputation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Once the atmosphere responds to the changes in oceanic temperature, there tends to be more tropical rainfall in areas like Indonesia, the Philippines and northern Australia.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
For example, scientists know megamouths roam the neritic and oceanic waters of tropical and subtropical latitudes, spanning depths from the surface down to the bathypelagic zone over 3937 ft (1200 m) deep.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Her coiffed wig is a sublime oceanic wave of blonde, and her mode in this series is that of powerful matriarch, someone who, with the disposition of ice and steel, spends a great deal of time trying to contain the public fallout of a murder that threatens to ruin her family and her reputation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Once the atmosphere responds to the changes in oceanic temperature, there tends to be more tropical rainfall in areas like Indonesia, the Philippines and northern Australia.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
For example, scientists know megamouths roam the neritic and oceanic waters of tropical and subtropical latitudes, spanning depths from the surface down to the bathypelagic zone over 3937 ft (1200 m) deep.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Oceanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oceanic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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