Oceanic

(noun.) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

(adj.) constituting or living in the open sea; 'oceanic waters'; 'oceanic life' .

(adj.) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; 'the oceanic violence of his rage' .

(adj.) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; 'oceanic islands like Bermuda'; 'oceanic currents'; 'oceanic birds'; 'pelagic organisms'; 'pelagic whaling' .

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• If the Oceanic were placed on end beside Washington’s Monument, at the United States Capital, she would tower 150 feet above the top of the same. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• But seals would not find on oceanic islands the conditions favourable to their gradual reconversion into a terrestrial form. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The cranks of her propeller shafts, like those of the Kaiser Wilhelm and the Oceanic, are set according to the Schlick system, to reduce vibration. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The nature and relative proportions of the inhabitants of oceanic islands are likewise opposed to the belief of their former continuity of continents. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The species of all kinds which inhabit oceanic islands are few in number compared with those on equal continental areas: Alph. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The Deutschland is not quite so large as the Oceanic, but is of higher speed, her maximum speed of 23? knots an hour exceeding that of any other ocean steamer. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Will not the American continent be parted by an inter-oceanic canal, or the rough waters of the English Channel be avoided with a submarine tunnel? Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Oceanic launched, the largest steamer ever built. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• In the matter of size the Oceanic surpasses all previous efforts in ship building, but ocean steamers do not reach the highest speed attainable. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Although terrestrial mammals do not occur on oceanic islands, aerial mammals do occur on almost every island. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Many remarkable little facts could be given with respect to the inhabitants of oceanic islands. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The Kaiser Wilhelm was followed by the Oceanic, in 1899, of the White Star Company, which is the largest ocean steamer ever built, exceeding the proportions of the Great Eastern. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Hence an oceanic island at first sight seems to have been highly favourable for the production of new species. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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