subaqueous
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kwi adjective
1.
existing or situated under water; underwater.
2.
occurring or performed under water.
3.
used under water.
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| occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water | |
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Subaqueous
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Science Dictionary
subaqueous (sŭb-ā'kwē-əs) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The room, which had descended into a subaqueous silence emanating from the corpse, is now fiercely active.
Of the set of five wall switches, one alone was operational, producing a thin subaqueous light.
They point both downward and upward, with the descending hands meeting to form the shape of a skull in a subaqueous twilight.
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