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aqua

1

[ ak-wuh, ah-kwuh ]

noun

plural aquae aquas.
  1. Chiefly Pharmacology.
    1. a liquid.
    2. a solution, especially in water.
  2. a light greenish-blue color.


adjective

  1. having the color aqua.

aqua-

2
  1. variant of aqui-.

aqua

/ ˈæ°ì·ÉÉ™ /

noun

  1. water: used in compound names of certain liquid substances (as in aqua regia ) or solutions of substances in water (as in aqua ammoniae ), esp in the names of pharmacological solutions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. short for aquamarine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aqua1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water

Origin of aqua2

Probably originally attributive use of aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as aquamarine, aquatint
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aqua1

Latin: water

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˜yÐÄvlogs That Use aqua-

What does ²¹±ç³Ü²¹-Ìýmean?

Aqua– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “water.†It is occasionally used in a variety of scientific and technical terms.

Aquia comes from Latin aqua, meaning “water.†The Greek translation is ​​​​³óý»åÅ°ù, meaning “water,†which is the source of such combining forms as hydro–.

What are variants of aqua-?

In some terms, aqua– becomes aqui-, as in aquifer, from French ²¹±ç³Ü¾±´Úè°ù±ð. Want to know more? Read our ˜yÐÄvlogs That Use article on aqui–.

Examples of aqua-

One example of a term that features the form aqua– is aquanaut, “an undersea explorer.â€

Aqua– means “water,†as we have seen. The –naut part of the word roughly means “sailor†or “pilot,†from Greek –²Ô²¹Ãº³Ùŧ²õ. Aquanaut literally translates to “water pilot.â€

What are some words that use the combining form aqua-?

What are some other forms that aqua– may be commonly confused with?

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Given the meaning of aqua-, what is an aquafarm?

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