Difference between revisions of "Oceanity"
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| − | '''oceanity''' ( | + | '''oceanity''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:No plural]][[:Category:No plural|no plural]]; ''opposite:'' [[continentality]]; ''no plural'') – (1) the climatic influence caused by the temperature retention and humidity of oceans. In proximity to an ocean the climate is typically more humid and characterized by less extreme temperature fluctuations; winters are mild and summers warm. (2) the degree to which a species is distributed along a gradient from the coast towards the interior of a continent. |
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oceanity (noun,no plural; opposite: continentality; no plural) – (1) the climatic influence caused by the temperature retention and humidity of oceans. In proximity to an ocean the climate is typically more humid and characterized by less extreme temperature fluctuations; winters are mild and summers warm. (2) the degree to which a species is distributed along a gradient from the coast towards the interior of a continent.
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