*aqua*

adj. 1. of or pertaining to aquiculture. aquacultural methods
Syn. -- aquicultural, hydroponic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water. [ PJC ]

‖ [ L., strong water. ] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a scuba.
Syn. -- scuba [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aqua water, + punctura puncture, pungere, punctum, to, prick. ] (Med.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. Ital acquerello, fr. acqua water, L. aqua. ] A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A painter in thin transparent water colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to an aquarium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. (assumed) Aquarianus, fr. aqua: cf. F. Aquarien. See Aqua. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Aquariums L. Aquaria [ L. See Aquarius, Ewer. ] An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. aquarius, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See Aqua. ] (Astron.) (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See Aqua. ] Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An aquatic animal or plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Aquatic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aquatilis: cf. F. aquatile. ] Inhabiting the water. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. to etch in aquatint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See Tint. ] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called akvavit.
Syn. -- akvavit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. inaquatus, p. p. of inaquare to make into water; pref. in- in + aqua water. ] Embodied in, or changed into, water. [ Obs. ] Cranmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being inaquate. [ Obs. ] Bp. Gardiner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lackey. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. ] 1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A quaking of the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subaquaneus; sub + aqua water. ] Subaqueous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water; adapted for use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous helmet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits. [ 1913 Webster ]