suboceanic

American

[suhb-oh-shee-an-ik] / ˌsʌb oʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk /

Also subocean

adjective

occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean.

suboceanic oil.
of, relating to, or on the floor of the ocean.

suboceanic plants.

suboceanic British

/ sʌbˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk /

adjective

formed or situated beneath the ocean or ocean floor

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Etymology

Origin of suboceanic

First recorded in 1855–60; sub- + oceanic

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

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