suboceanic

[ suhb-oh-shee-an-ik ]

adjective

1. occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean:

   suboceanic oil.

2. of, relating to, or on the floor of the ocean:

   suboceanic plants.

suboceanic

/ sʌbˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk /

adjective

1. formed or situated beneath the ocean or ocean floor

Word History and Origins

Origin of suboceanic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; sub- + oceanic

Example Sentences

The choice of venue made sense: Orlowski has striking underwater footage that makes the coral come alive and turns a movie screen into a suboceanic aquarium.

From Los Angeles Times

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 Project Gutenberg