Oceanic
[,əʊsɪ'ænɪk;-ʃɪ-] or ['oʃɪ'ænɪk]
Definition
(noun.) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages.
(adj.) constituting or living in the open sea; 'oceanic waters'; 'oceanic life' .
(adj.) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; 'the oceanic violence of his rage' .
(adj.) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; 'oceanic islands like Bermuda'; 'oceanic currents'; 'oceanic birds'; 'pelagic organisms'; 'pelagic whaling' .
Typist: Shelby--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.
(a.) Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Typed by Adele
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Marine, pelagic.
Typed by Camilla
Examples
- If the Oceanic were placed on end beside Washington’s Monument, at the United States Capital, she would tower 150 feet above the top of the same. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But seals would not find on oceanic islands the conditions favourable to their gradual reconversion into a terrestrial form. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The cranks of her propeller shafts, like those of the Kaiser Wilhelm and the Oceanic, are set according to the Schlick system, to reduce vibration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The nature and relative proportions of the inhabitants of oceanic islands are likewise opposed to the belief of their former continuity of continents. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The species of all kinds which inhabit oceanic islands are few in number compared with those on equal continental areas: Alph. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The Deutschland is not quite so large as the Oceanic, but is of higher speed, her maximum speed of 23? knots an hour exceeding that of any other ocean steamer. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Will not the American continent be parted by an inter-oceanic canal, or the rough waters of the English Channel be avoided with a submarine tunnel? Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Oceanic launched, the largest steamer ever built. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In the matter of size the Oceanic surpasses all previous efforts in ship building, but ocean steamers do not reach the highest speed attainable. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Although terrestrial mammals do not occur on oceanic islands, aerial mammals do occur on almost every island. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Many remarkable little facts could be given with respect to the inhabitants of oceanic islands. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The Kaiser Wilhelm was followed by the Oceanic, in 1899, of the White Star Company, which is the largest ocean steamer ever built, exceeding the proportions of the Great Eastern. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Hence an oceanic island at first sight seems to have been highly favourable for the production of new species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Edited by Jeffrey