OCEANOGRAPHY

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

oceanography; oceanology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("oceanography" is a kind of...):

earth science (any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)

Domain member category:

El Nino ((oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oceanography"):

hydrography (the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation)

Derivation:

oceanographer (a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas)