Meaning | The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans. |
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Synonym | oceanology |
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Category of | 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 |
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Narrower | hydrography | The science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation |
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Broader | earth science | Any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
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Spanish | oceanografía, oceanología |
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Catalan | oceanografia, oceanologia |
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Nouns | oceanographer | a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas |
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