Meanings
nounoceanography (uncountable)
- uncountableThe exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor.
Synonyms: marine science, oceanology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor.
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nounthe branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
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Origin
- Ancient GreekὨκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)
- LatinŌceanus
- Old Frenchoccean
- Middle English*ocean, occean, occian, occyan
- Englishocean
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishoceanography
Translations
Afrikaans oseanografie, oseanologie
- oseanografieoceanic exploration and study
- oseanologieoceanic exploration and study
Bulgarian океанография, океанология
- океанография (okeanografija)oceanic exploration and study
- океанология (okeanologija)oceanic exploration and study
Catalan oceanografia, oceanologia
- oceanografiaoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologiaoceanic exploration and study
Chinese Mandarin 海洋學 /海洋学
- 海洋學 /海洋学 (hǎiyángxué)oceanic exploration and study
Czech oceánografie, oceánologie
- oceánografieoceanic exploration and study
- oceánologieoceanic exploration and study
Danish oceanografi
- oceanografioceanic exploration and study
Dutch zeekunde, oceanografie
- zeekundeoceanic exploration and study
- oceanografieoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologieoceanic exploration and study
Esperanto oceanografio, oceanologio
- oceanografiooceanic exploration and study
- oceanologiooceanic exploration and study
Estonian okeanograafia, okeanoloogia
- okeanograafiaoceanic exploration and study
- okeanoloogiaoceanic exploration and study
Finnish merentutkimus, meritiede
- merentutkimusoceanic exploration and study
- meritiedeoceanic exploration and study
- oseanografiaoceanic exploration and study
French océanographie, océanologie
- océanographieoceanic exploration and study
- océanologieoceanic exploration and study
German Ozeanographie, Ozeanografie
- Ozeanographieoceanic exploration and study
- Ozeanografieoceanic exploration and study
- Meereskundeoceanic exploration and study
Greek ωκεανογραφία
- ωκεανογραφία (okeanografía)oceanic exploration and study
Hindi समुद्र विज्ञान
- समुद्र विज्ञान (samudra vijñān)oceanic exploration and study
Hungarian oceanográfia
- oceanográfiaoceanic exploration and study
Icelandic haffræði
- haffræðioceanic exploration and study
Indonesian oseanografi, oseanologi
- oseanografioceanic exploration and study
- oseanologioceanic exploration and study
Irish aigéaneolaíocht
- aigéaneolaíochtoceanic exploration and study
Italian oceanografia, oceanologia
- oceanografiaoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologiaoceanic exploration and study
Japanese 海洋学
- 海洋学 (kaiyōgaku)oceanic exploration and study
Korean 해양학
- 해양학 (haeyanghak)oceanic exploration and study
Latvian okeanogrāfija, okeanoloģija
- okeanogrāfijaoceanic exploration and study
- okeanoloģijaoceanic exploration and study
Lithuanian okeanografija, okeanologija
- okeanografijaoceanic exploration and study
- okeanologijaoceanic exploration and study
Māori mātai aumoana
- mātai aumoanaoceanic exploration and study
Norwegian Bokmål oseanografi
- oseanografioceanic exploration and study
Polish oceanografia, oceanologia
- oceanografiaoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologiaoceanic exploration and study
Portuguese oceanografia, oceanologia
- oceanografiaoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologiaoceanic exploration and study
Romanian oceanografie, oceanologie
- oceanografieoceanic exploration and study
- oceanologieoceanic exploration and study
Russian океаногра́фия
- океаногра́фия (okeanográfija)oceanic exploration and study
Slovak oceánografia
- oceánografiaoceanic exploration and study
Spanish oceanografía
- oceanografíaoceanic exploration and study
Swedish oceanografi
- oceanografioceanic exploration and study
Tamil கடலியல்
- கடலியல் (kaṭaliyal)oceanic exploration and study
Turkish oseonografya, oşinografi
- oseonografyaoceanic exploration and study
- oşinografioceanic exploration and study
- okyanus bilimioceanic exploration and study
Ukrainian океанографія
- океанографія (okeanohrafija)oceanic exploration and study
Vietnamese hải dương học
- hải dương họcoceanic exploration and study
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oceanography
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
oceanography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanography
MLA
“oceanography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oceanography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanography.
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