subaqueous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
25
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/səbˈeɪ.kwi.əs/
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/səbˈeɪ.kwi.əs/ · /sɐˈbæek.wi.əs/ · /sɐˈbæek.wi.ɘs/

Definition of subaqueous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Existing below the water surface.
    “subaqueous deposits”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Existing below the water surface.
    “subaqueous deposits”
  2. (not-comparable)Designed for underwater use.
    “a subaqueous helmet”
  3. (not-comparable)Weak and filtered.
    “subaqueous light”
    “The room was dimly lit by a subaqueous light filtering through a green blind, and Rita had to edge her way round a double bed that barely allowed room to reach a bedside table, for the room, like every other apartment in the house, was clogged with old furniture.”

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Etymology

From sub- + aqueous.

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