pacific

-1 n. ஆசிய-அமெரிக்க மாநிலங்களுக்கு இடையிலுள்ள மாகடல், பசிபிக் மாகடல், (பெ.) பசிபிக் மாகடலுக்குரிய.-2 a. அமைதிவாய்ந்த, சமாதானம் நாடுகிற, அமைந்த பண்புநலமுடைய.

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Pa*cif"ic, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See Pacify.] Defn: Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition. Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea. Syn. -- Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle. Pa*cif"ic, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See Pacify.] Defn: Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition. Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea. Syn. -- Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.