underwater
/'ʌndə,wɔ:tə/
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A child watches colorful fish through the glass of an underwater viewing window.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Located, existing, or used beneath the surface of the water: Describes something that is positioned or occurs in the water, not above it.
- Designed to function or operate while submerged: Describes equipment or technology made for use below the water's surface.
- Financially submerged; in a state of negative equity: In finance, describes a situation where an asset (like a house) is worth less than the money owed on it.
Usage
- As an adjective, "underwater" typically comes before a noun (e.g., ) or after a linking verb like "is" or "are" (e.g., ).
- It describes a state or location relative to the water's surface.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The divers explored the underwater cave system.
- This underwater microphone can record whale songs.
- After the market crash, many homeowners found themselves underwater on their mortgages.
Advanced Usage
- "to go underwater": to submerge or to become financially insolvent.
- The submarine will go underwater at dawn.
- The company went underwater after the failed product launch.
- "underwater archaeology": the study of historic sites and artifacts that are submerged.
- She specializes in underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean.
Variants and Related Words
- Subaqueous (adj): A more technical synonym for underwater.
- The study focused on subaqueous plant life.
- Submerged (adj): Covered with or sunk below the surface of a liquid.
- The submerged rocks are a hazard to boats.
- Undersea (adj): Existing, taking place, or designed for use beneath the sea.
- They laid undersea cables for communication.
Synonyms
- Submerged: Covered by water.
- Sunken: Having gone down below the surface.
- Submersed: (Botany) Growing under water.
Related Phrases
- Underwater basket weaving: A humorous term for a college course perceived as useless or extremely easy.
- He joked that his degree was in underwater basket weaving.
- Underwater camera: A camera designed to take photographs beneath the water.
- We need an underwater camera for our snorkeling trip.
A child watches colorful fish through the glass of an underwater viewing window.
Adjective
- growing or remaining under water
- viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
- submerged leaves
- beneath the surface of the water
- submerged rocks