oceanography

noun [U] /ˌoʊ·ʃəˈnɑɡ·rə·fi/

Definition

› earth science the scientific study of the oceans and seas and the organisms that live in them oceanographer /ˌoʊ·ʃəˈnɑɡ·rə·fər/ noun [C] earth science

(Definition of oceanography noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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