ocean
derNounder Ozean; das Meer
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Wal ist ein großes Meeressäugetier.
- English meaning
- whale
- Synonym
- Meeressäuger, Bartenwal
- German example
- Wir haben einen Wal im Ozean gesehen.
- English example
- We saw a whale in the ocean.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Wal
- Plural Form
- die Wale
Related words
- Ozean
ocean
- Koralle
Coral
- Weite
Expanse
- Taucherin
A female diver is a woman who dives, either professionally or as a hobby.
- Öltanker
Oil tanker
- Meeresströmung
Ocean current
- Albatros
A large seabird with long, narrow wings, often found in the southern oceans.
- Mondfisch
A ocean sunfish is a large, unusually shaped fish found in tropical and temperate seas.
- Frachtschiff
Cargo ship
- Cyanobakterium
Cyanobacterium
- Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton
- Meereslebewesen
Marine life
- Frachter
Freighter
- Heilbutt
Halibut is a large flatfish found in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, valued as a food fish.
- interozeanisch
Interoceanic
- Dichteanomalie
density anomaly
- Hydrosphäre
The part of the Earth that includes all water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and groundwater.
- Klimaerwärmung
Global warming refers to the increase in the global average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans.
- Meeresorganismus
A marine organism is any type of living thing that lives in the sea or oceans.
- Seewasser
Seawater is the water found in seas and oceans and has a high salt content.
- Strahlentierchen
Radiolarians are single-celled marine organisms with a striking, often radial skeleton made of silica.
- mittelozeanisch
mid-oceanic
- ozeanisch
Oceanic means relating to or occurring in the ocean.
- transatlantisch
Transatlantic means that something crosses the Atlantic Ocean or relates to both sides of the Atlantic.
- Ozean
Ocean
- Globus
Globe
- Tiefsee
The deep sea is the deepest part of the ocean, located below about 200 meters depth.
- Randmeer
Marginal sea
- Planktologie
Planktology
- Requiemhai
Oceanic whitetip shark
- Weltmeer
World ocean
- Seeschiff
Seagoing ship
- Meeresschicht
Ocean layer
- Meereschemie
Marine chemistry
- Mikroplastik
Microplastics are small plastic particles that are smaller than five millimeters and get into the environment.
- Überfischung
overfishing
- Eismeer
The Arctic Ocean, the northernmost ocean on Earth, largely covered by ice.
- Landspitze
Headland
Example sentences with “ocean”
The ocean is deep. (Der Ozean ist tief.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Meer' more common?
Yes, 'Meer' is used much more frequently in daily conversation.