Definitions for Oceanic

Oceanic o·ce·an·ic

Spelling: [oh-shee-an-ik]
IPA: /ˌoʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk/

Oceanic is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in Oceanic (acceino).

Definitions for Oceanic

adjective

  1. of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
  2. of or relating to the region of water lying above the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the sea bottom. Compare neritic, pelagic.
  3. immensely large; vast:
  4. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Oceania, its peoples, or their languages.

Origin of Oceanic

1650-60; Medieval Latin ōceanicus, equivalent to Latin ōcean(us) ocean + -icus -ic

Examples for Oceanic

Some were funny, some sad, and all managed to convey the sense of isolation and fear felt by the survivors of oceanic Flight 815.

Rarely so personal, death was more often oceanic and everywhere.

He falls deep into oceanic silence, interrupted only by the sound of Adele (singing a mediocre Bond anthem), and you know what?

I can almost hear an oceanic sigh of relief from members of the Sandwich Generation.

These oceanic streams are regular, though not regularly defined.

The Coryphæna hippuris, an oceanic fish; often called "dolphin."

Also, the Gadus morrhua, one of the most important of oceanic fishes.

Moreover, Mauritius and the other islands appear to me oceanic in character.

An oceanic fish, well-known as the bonito or horse-mackerel.

John Luther Adams lives up to the title of his composition, capturing an oceanic torrent of sound in an awe-inspiring performance.

Word Value for Oceanic
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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