oceanic currents

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• oceanic — /oh shee an ik/, adj. 1. of, living in, or produced by the ocean: oceanic currents. 2. of or pertaining to the region of water lying above the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the sea bottom. Cf. neritic, pelagic. 3. immensely large; vast: an …   Universalium

• oceanic — o•ce•an•ic [[t]ˌoʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) oce of, living in, or produced by the ocean: oceanic currents[/ex] 2) ecl oce of or pertaining to the region of water lying above the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the sea bottom 3) peo (cap.) (in… …   From formal English to slang

• Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic crust — Age of oceanic crust. The red is most recent, and blue is the oldest. Oceanic crust is the part of Earth s lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins. Oceanic crust is primarily composed of mafic rocks, or sima, which is rich in iron and… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic physical-biological process — Sea water is 827 times denser than air Due to the higher density of sea water (1,030 kg m 3) than air (1.2 kg m 3), the force exerted by the same velocity on an organism is 827 times stronger in the ocean. When waves crash on the shore …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic plateau — An oceanic plateau (also submarine plateau) is a large, relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed.[1] While many oceanic plateaus are composed of continental crust, and often form a step interrupting… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic basin — Diagrammatic cross section of an ocean basin, showing the various geographic features Hydrologically, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater, but geologically ocean basins are large geologic basins that are below… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic zone — Marine habitats The oceanic zone is the deep open ocean water that lies off the continental slopes Littoral zone Intertidal zone …   Wikipedia

• oceanic ridge — Continuous, submarine mountain chain extending approximately 50,000 mi (80,000 km) through all the world s oceans, separating them into distinct basins. The main ridge extends down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, passes between Africa and… …   Universalium

• Oceanic gyre — A gyre is any manner of swirling vortex. It is often used to describe large scale wind or ocean currents. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis effect; planetary vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction which determine the circulation… …   Wikipedia

• Oceanic dispersal — For using rafts as a sport or pleasure event, see Rafting. Oceanic dispersal is a type of biological dispersal that occurs when organisms transfer from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing on large clumps of floating vegetation. Such …   Wikipedia