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oceanographic

oceanographic

7 6.5
About the science that studies the ocean, its water, and its life
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊʃəˈnəɡræfɪk/
  • Specialized
: oceanográfico
  • Third, oceanographic programs at universities and research centers often have education programs.
  • oceanographic conditions
  • oceanographic data
  • oceanographic vessel

And he also works as a researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, has worked centers on ocean currents in the North Atlantic.

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Examples

  • The research team conducted an oceanographic study to understand the impact of climate change on marine life.

  • I was on an oceanographic expedition up north of Svalbard.

  • It's part of the the National Oceanographic Association in the States.

  • I'm from the Oceanographic Institute.

    Jaws (1975)

  • And I should express my gratitude here to the UK Oceanographic Centre for helping me with this.

  • We also plan to bring in experts from the Oceanographic Institute on the mainland.

    Jaws (1975)

  • We did not find specific oceanographic education organizations, but we did find oceanographic education web pages in association with oceanographic organizations.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Hello, I'm Bob Ballard from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

    Lose Your Head (2013)

  • Lagrangian runs allowed for the detection of weak oceanographic structures in this region.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Ocean boundaries shift continuously with weather patterns, with seasons, and with longer or more random fluctuations in oceanographic conditions.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

hydrographic
vsoceanographic
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Relating to measuring and mapping seas, rivers, and lakes

is broader, studying marine processes and phenomena rather than only measurements

Surface Forms

oceanographic positive

Morphology

oceanographic = oceanography (semi-transparent) = oceano + graph + ic

The adjective is regularly formed from the noun oceanography with the suffix -ic.

Etymology

Oceanographic comes from ocean ('sea') and -graphic ('writing' or 'description'), the same part you see in photograph and graphic. So oceanographic means 'describing or studying the sea', which is why it is used for the scientific study of the ocean.