noun
- The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans.
- synonyms: oceanology
Iode and Oceanography
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) A description of the ocean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(DoD) The study of the sea, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining to the sea and its physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of seawater, and marine biology. From a military perspective, oceanography includes basic oceanography plus the study of bathymetry, hydrography, geophysics, astrometry and precise time; supported by ocean engineering, operational supercomputing, and operations research.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.