ocean·og·ra·phy

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• ocean — ocean; ocean·og·ra·pher; ocean·o·graph·ic; ocean·og·ra·phy; ocean·ol·o·gist; ocean·ol·o·gy; trans·ocean; mid·ocean; ocean·o·graph·i·cal; ocean·o·graph·i·cal·ly; sub·ocean; …   English syllables

• Ocean surface wave — Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur on the free surface of the ocean. They usually result from wind, and are also referred to as wind waves. Some waves can travel thousands of miles before reaching land. They range in size from small …   Wikipedia

• Milk Ocean —    Between cosmic eras, Lord VISHNU is said to lie asleep on a couch made of the great snake Adishe sha, who in turns floats upon a primordial ocean of milk. This ocean appears in another well known Hindu myth: the churning of the MILK OCEAN by… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• thal|as|sog|ra|phy — «THAL uh SOG ruh fee», noun. the science of the ocean; oceanography. ╂[< Greek thálassa sea + English graphy] …   Useful english dictionary

• oceanography — ocean·og·ra·phy …   English syllables

• og — abi·og·e·nist; aero·ge·og·ra·phy; aer·og·ra·phy; al·lot·ri·og·na·thi; an·gi·o·car·di·og·ra·phy; an·gi·og·ra·phy; an·thro·po·ge·og·ra·phy; ar·te·ri·og·ra·phy; au·to·bi·og·ra·pher; au·to·bi·og·ra·phist; au·to·bi·og·ra·phy; ax·og·a·my;… …   English syllables

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• Retreat of glaciers since 1850 — The retreat of glaciers since 1850, worldwide and rapid, affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier melt, and in the longer term, the level of the oceans …   Wikipedia

• Wave — A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. While a mechanical wave exists in a medium (which on deformation is capable of producing elastic restoring forces), waves of electromagnetic… …   Wikipedia