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oceanicity|əʊʃiːəˈnɪsɪtɪ|
[f. oceanic a. + -ity.]
The extent to which a particular climate is oceanic; the state of being or having an oceanic climate.
1946Proc. Prehist. Soc. XII. 3 Conditions of lesser oceanicity such as are encountered for instance in the great central plain of Ireland. 1950Jrnl. Ecol. XXXVIII. 335 A. Mann (1929) suggested using as a measure of the degree of oceanicity of climates an index of hygrothermy. 1950F. E. Zeuner Dating Past (ed. 2) 394 The Theory relies on periods of increased and decreased oceanicity of the climate coupled with favourable physiographic conditions. 1974Nature 17 May 211/1 The term ‘oceanicity’ traditionally has conveyed to ecologists the impression of a climate with a low amplitude fluctuation in seasonal temperature and a high annual precipitation. |