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oceanography

oceanography

7 6.2
The study of the oceans, their water and the life in them
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oceanografía
  • We provide examples from each grade's curriculum to show how oceanography can enliven and complement instruction.
  • oceanography and ecology
  • Physical oceanography
  • Biological oceanography

Kolchak had a passion for scientific discovery and oceanography, and a thirst for adventure.

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Examples

  • Academy students have worked with professors on projects ranging from robotics to oceanography.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I'm sure some of you are quite familiar with physical oceanography, but let me explain a little bit about the currents around Japan.

  • They have a really good oceanography program there.

  • I teach oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.

  • Smith is a PhD candidate in biological oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.

    Academic text (2010)
  • We also need to consider larval transport and physical oceanography in the design of fishery reserves.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Kolchak had a passion for scientific discovery and oceanography, and a thirst for adventure.

  • Leinen is now dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography and vice provost for marine and environmental programs.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many introductory oceanography textbooks offer content to entice students to the subject.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The oceanography course covers various topics, including the study of marine ecosystems and ocean currents.

Synonyms

oceanology
vsoceanography
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The science that studies the sea, its life and movements

has identical meaning but is a different term form

Surface Forms

oceanography singular

Morphology

oceanography = ocean (semi-transparent) = ocean + ography

The meaning is built from 'ocean' plus the learned scientific suffix '-ography', but the specialized sense is not fully obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Oceanography comes from ocean and -graphy, where ocean means 'large sea' and -graphy means 'writing' or 'study' and appears in words like photography. So oceanography is the scientific study of the oceans.