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