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View synonyms for subaqueous

subaqueous

[ suhb-ey-kwee-uhs, -ak-wee- ]

adjective

  1. existing or situated under water; underwater.
  2. occurring or performed under water.
  3. used under water.


subaqueous

/ sʌbˈeɪkwɪəs; -ˈækwɪ- /

adjective

  1. occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water


subaqueous

/ sŭb-ākwē-əs /

  1. Found or occurring underwater.
  2. Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subaqueous1

First recorded in 1670–80; sub- + aqueous

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Example Sentences

Once, indeed, the raft grounded upon a subaqueous reef, and threatened going to pieces.

The shadow of the house had swung over it, and in the gathering dusk the flower-beds glowed with a dim subaqueous radiance.

The Loudoun formation, of course, followed a period of erosion of the Catoctin Belt, since it is the first subaqueous deposit.

The difficulties in making a subterranean or subaqueous railway are only too clear.

It may have ensconced itself among weeds, or it may be burrowing in some subaqueous hole.

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