mid-oceanicadj.
/mɪdˌəʊʃɪˈanɪk/, /mɪdˌəʊsɪˈanɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪdˌoʊʃiˈænɪk/ Situated in, occurring in, or relating to the middle of an ocean.
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1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 200 No less significant than the isolating influence of Hawaii's geographic location..has been the effect of its..mid-oceanic position in facilitating the meeting..of divere cultures.
1966 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Oceanogr. 506 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is that portion of the mid-oceanic ridge system which lies within the limits of the Atlantic Ocean.
1970 L. R. A. Capurro Oceanogr. for Practicing Engineers vii. 139 The sea bottom can be divided into three major morphologic divisions: continental margin, ocean-basin floor, and midoceanic ridge.
1997 Appl. & Environmental Microbiol. 63 63 Coastal and midoceanic waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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