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suboceanic

[ suhb-oh-shee-an-ik ]

adjective

  1. occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean:

    suboceanic oil.

  2. of, relating to, or on the floor of the ocean:

    suboceanic plants.



suboceanic

/ ʌˌəʊʃɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. formed or situated beneath the ocean or ocean floor
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suboceanic1

First recorded in 1855–60; sub- + oceanic
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The choice of venue made sense: Orlowski has striking underwater footage that makes the coral come alive and turns a movie screen into a suboceanic aquarium.

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Such are young rising mountain ranges, fault lines where readjustments recur from time to time, and the slopes of suboceanic depressions whose steepness suggests that subsidence may there be in progress.

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