subaqueous
adjUS, UK /səbˈeɪ.kwi.əs/ · AU /sɐˈbæek.wi.əs/
Etymology From sub- + aqueous.
1
Existing below the water surface.
- subaqueous deposits
2
Designed for underwater use.
- a subaqueous helmet
3
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.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 11:
- Synonyms
- subaquatic, submerged, underwater, subaqueous
- Antonyms
- above-water
- Derived terms
- subaqueously
- Related terms
- submarine, deep, subterranean