noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌəʊʃjəˈnɒɡɹəfi/
US:/ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡɹəfi/
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rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
CMU ARPABET:OW2 SH AH0 N AA1 G R AH0 F IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oceanology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: earth science
Narrower terms: hydrography
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -ography English oceanography From ocean + -ography.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
oseanografie
— oceanic exploration and study
Afrikaans:
oseanologie
— oceanic exploration and study
Albanian:
oqeanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Armenian:
օվկիանոսագիտություն
(ōvkianosagitutʻyun)
— oceanic exploration and study
Breton:
moroniezh
— oceanic exploration and study
Bulgarian:
океанография
(okeanografija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Bulgarian:
океанология
(okeanologija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Burmese:
အဏ္ဏဝါဗေဒ
(anna.wabeda.)
— oceanic exploration and study
Catalan:
oceanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Catalan:
oceanologia
— oceanic exploration and study
Chinese Mandarin:
海洋學 /海洋学
(hǎiyángxué)
— oceanic exploration and study
Czech:
oceánografie
— oceanic exploration and study
Czech:
oceánologie
— oceanic exploration and study
Danish:
oceanografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Dutch:
zeekunde
— oceanic exploration and study
Dutch:
oceanografie
— oceanic exploration and study
Dutch:
oceanologie
— oceanic exploration and study
Esperanto:
oceanografio
— oceanic exploration and study
Esperanto:
oceanologio
— oceanic exploration and study
Estonian:
okeanograafia
— oceanic exploration and study
Estonian:
okeanoloogia
— oceanic exploration and study
Faroese:
havfrøði
— oceanic exploration and study
Finnish:
meritiede
— oceanic exploration and study
Finnish:
oseanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
French:
océanographie
— oceanic exploration and study
French:
océanologie
— oceanic exploration and study
Galician:
oceanografía
— oceanic exploration and study
Galician:
oceanoloxía
— oceanic exploration and study
Georgian:
ოკეანოლოგია
(oḳeanologia)
— oceanic exploration and study
Georgian:
ოკეანოგრაფია
(oḳeanograpia)
— oceanic exploration and study
German:
Ozeanographie
— oceanic exploration and study
German:
Ozeanografie
— oceanic exploration and study
German:
Meereskunde
— oceanic exploration and study
Greek:
ωκεανογραφία
(okeanografía)
— oceanic exploration and study
Hindi:
समुद्र विज्ञान
(samudra vijñān)
— oceanic exploration and study
Hungarian:
oceanográfia
— oceanic exploration and study
Icelandic:
haffræði
— oceanic exploration and study
Ido:
oceanografio
— oceanic exploration and study
Indonesian:
oseanografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Indonesian:
oseanologi
— oceanic exploration and study
Irish:
aigéaneolaíocht
— oceanic exploration and study
Italian:
oceanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Italian:
oceanologia
— oceanic exploration and study
Japanese:
海洋学
(kaiyōgaku)
— oceanic exploration and study
Khmer:
សាគរលេខន៍
(sakor lek)
— oceanic exploration and study
Khmer:
សាគរវិទ្យា
(sakor vityea)
— oceanic exploration and study
Korean:
해양학
(haeyanghak)
— oceanic exploration and study
Latvian:
okeanogrāfija
— oceanic exploration and study
Latvian:
okeanoloģija
— oceanic exploration and study
Lithuanian:
okeanografija
— oceanic exploration and study
Lithuanian:
okeanologija
— oceanic exploration and study
Macedonian:
океанографија
(okeanografija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Macedonian:
океанологија
(okeanologija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Maltese:
oċeanografija
— oceanic exploration and study
Manx:
mooir-oaylleeaght
— oceanic exploration and study
Māori:
mātai aumoana
— oceanic exploration and study
Navajo:
tónteel naalkaah
— oceanic exploration and study
Norwegian Bokmål:
oseanografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Norwegian Nynorsk:
oseanografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Polish:
oceanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Polish:
oceanologia
— oceanic exploration and study
Portuguese:
oceanografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Portuguese:
oceanologia
— oceanic exploration and study
Romanian:
oceanografie
— oceanic exploration and study
Romanian:
oceanologie
— oceanic exploration and study
Russian:
океаногра́фия
(okeanográfija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Serbo-Croatian:
oceanografija
— oceanic exploration and study
Slovak:
oceánografia
— oceanic exploration and study
Slovene:
oceanografija
— oceanic exploration and study
Slovene:
oceanologija
— oceanic exploration and study
Spanish:
oceanografía
— oceanic exploration and study
Swedish:
oceanografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Tamil:
கடலியல்
(kaṭaliyal)
— oceanic exploration and study
Turkish:
oseonografya
— oceanic exploration and study
Turkish:
oşinografi
— oceanic exploration and study
Turkish:
okyanus bilimi
— oceanic exploration and study
Ukrainian:
океанографія
(okeanohrafija)
— oceanic exploration and study
Vietnamese:
hải dương học
— oceanic exploration and study