aq -abbr
- aqua
- aqueous
aqua ['ä-kwə also 'a-] -n
- water
- water
- a light greenish-blue color
aqua·cade ['ä-kwə-,kād, 'a-] -n
- a water spectacle that consists usu. of exhibitions of swimming and diving with musical accompaniment
aqua·cul·ture ['ä-kwə-,kəl-chər, 'a-] -n, adj, vt
- the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) esp. for food
aqua for·tis ['ä-kwə-'fȯr-təs, 'a-] -n
- nitric acid
AquaLung ['ä-kwə-,ləŋ, 'a-] -trademark
- used for an underwater breathing apparatus
aqua·ma·rine [,ä-kwə-mə-'rēn, ,a-] -n
- a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem
- a pale blue to light greenish blue
aqua·naut ['ä-kwə-,nȯt, 'a-, -,nät] -n
- a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period
aqua·plane ['ä-kwə-,plān, 'a-] -n
- a board on which a standing rider is towed behind a speeding motorboat
aquaplane -vi
- to ride an aquaplane
- hydroplane
aqua re·gia [-'rē-j(ē-)ə] -n
- a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that dissolves gold or platinum
aqua·relle [,a-kwə-'rel, ,ä-] -n
- a drawing usu. in transparent watercolor
Aquar·i·an [ə-'kwa-rē-ən, -'kwer-ē-] -n, adj
- aquarius
aquar·ist [ə-'kwa-rist, -'kwer-ist] -n
- a person who keeps or maintains an aquarium
aquar·i·um [ə-'kwer-ē-əm] -n
- a container (as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept
- an establishment where aquatic organisms are kept and exhibited
Aquar·i·us [-ē-əs] -n
- the 11th sign of the zodiac in astrology
- one born under the sign of Aquarius
- a constellation south of Pegasus pictured as a man pouring water
aqua·scape ['ä-kwə-,skāp, 'a-] -n
- a scenic view of a body of water
- an area having a natural or constructed aquatic feature (as a pond or fountain)
aquat·ic [ə-'kwä-tik, -'kwa-] -adj, adv
- growing or living in or frequenting water
- taking place in or on water
aquatic -n
- an aquatic animal or plant
- water sports
aqua·tint ['a-kwə-,tint, 'ä-] -n, vt
- a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced
- a print made from a plate so etched
aqua·vit ['ä-kwə-,vēt] -n
- a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds
aqua vi·tae [,a-kwə-'vī-tē, ,ä-] -n
- a strong alcoholic liquor (as brandy)
aq·ue·duct ['a-kwə-,dəkt] -n
- a conduit for water
- one for carrying a large quantity of flowing water
- a structure for conveying a canal over a river or hollow
- a canal or passage in a part or organ
aque·ous ['ā-kwē-əs, 'a-] -adj
- of, relating to, or resembling water
- made from, with, or by water
- of or relating to the aqueous humor
aqueous humor -n
- a transparent fluid occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea of the eye
aqui·fer ['a-kwə-fər, 'ä-] -n, adj
- a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
Aq·ui·la ['a-kwə-lə also ə-'kwi-lə] -n
- a constellation in the northern hemisphere represented by the figure of an eagle
aq·ui·le·gia [,a-kwə-'lē-j(ē-)ə] -n
- columbine
aq·ui·line ['a-kwə-,līn, -lən] -adj, n
- curving like an eagle's beak
- of, relating to, or resembling an eagle
aquiv·er [ə-'kwi-vər] -adj
- marked by trembling or quivering
- all aquiver with excitement