circum-Pacific

adjective

Surrounding the Pacific Ocean or relating to the regions surrounding it.

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Meanings

adjectivecircum-Pacific (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding the Pacific Ocean or relating to the regions surrounding it.

    [...] the circum-Pacific region is prepared in a very similar manner to its predecessor [...]

    2000, Exploration and Discovery of Base- and Precious-Metal Deposits, page 52
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    Having analyzed the series for the number of volcanoes in eruption per annum for the individual areas of the circum-Pacific belt, [...]

    1973, Fluctuations in Circum-Pacific Volcanic Activity, page 43

    [...] the circum-Pacific maps should not be regarded merely as colorful, static images of the Pacific basin.

    1982, Transactions of the Third Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral, page 693

Origin

From circum- + Pacific.

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Translations

French circumpacifique
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Italian circumpacifico
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Cite this entry
APA

circum-Pacific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circum-Pacific

MLA

“circum-Pacific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circum-Pacific. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circum-Pacific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circum-Pacific.

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