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    OCEANOLOGY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceansplay

    Synonyms:

    oceanography; oceanology

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("oceanology" is a kind of...):

    earth science (any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)

    Domain member category:

    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)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oceanology"):

    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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