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Definition of Oceanography

1. Noun. The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans.

Definition of Oceanography

1. n. A description of the ocean.

Definition of Oceanography

1. Noun. The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oceanography

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Medical Definition of Oceanography

1. A description of the ocean. Origin: Ocean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oceanography

Literary usage of Oceanography

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"Oceanography—Museum. Führer durch das Museum für Meereskunde in Berlin. ... Oceanography—North Atlantic, etc. Bouvier. BI Océanographique Montico, No. ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Oceanography—Dead Water. Ekman. On Dead Water : being a description of the ... Oceanography—Expedition. Ann. Hydrographie 34 (1906) : 145-147, 220-227. ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1892)
"PAPERS on oceanography were presented to several Sections of the Association, and although the more important were brought in the first instance to Section ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"OCEAN AND Oceanography. "Ocean" is the name applied to the great connected sheet of water which covers the greater part of the surface of the Earth. ..."

5. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare by National Academy of Engineering, Inc NetLibrary (2003)
"November 5-7, 2001, Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center, Pearl Harbor, Hi. (sub-group meeting). Discussions with personnel at the Naval ..."

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