What does underwater mean?
Definitions for underwater
ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ərun·der·wa·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
submerged, submersed, underwateradjective
beneath the surface of the water
"submerged rocks"
subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwateradjective
growing or remaining under water
"viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"
Wiktionary
underwaternoun
underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
underwaternoun
A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
underwaterverb
to water or irrigate insufficiently
underwateradjective
beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
underwateradjective
beneath the water line of a vessel
underwateradjective
having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value
We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
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Underwater
Underwater is a term describing the realm below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, or river. Three quarters of the planet Earth is covered by water. A majority of the planet's solid surface is abyssal plain, at depths between 4,000 and 5,500 metres below the surface of the oceans. The solid surface location on the planet closest to the centre of the orb is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench at a depth of 10,924 metres. Although a number of human activities are conducted underwater—such as research, scuba diving for work or recreation, or even underwater warfare with submarines, this very extensive environment on planet Earth is hostile to humans in many ways and therefore little explored. But it can be explored by sonar, or more directly via manned or autonomous submersibles. The ocean floors have been surveyed via sonar to at least a coarse resolution; particularly-strategic areas have been mapped in detail, in the name of detecting enemy submarines, or aiding friendly ones, though the resulting maps may still be classified. An immediate obstacle to human activity under water is the fact that human lungs cannot naturally function in this environment. Unlike the gills of fish, human lungs are adapted to the exchange of gases at atmospheric pressure, not liquids. Aside from simply having insufficient musculature to rapidly move water in and out of the lungs, a more significant problem for all air-breathing animals, such as mammals and birds, is that water contains so little dissolved oxygen compared with atmospheric air. Air is around 21% O2; water typically is less than 0.001% dissolved oxygen.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of underwater in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of underwater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of underwater in a Sentence
The issue is really pressured. The energy bridge is not just an underwater cable, you see, it's difficult work that normally takes years to complete.
I had this feeling that something was behind (me), and all of a sudden I felt like I started getting pulled underwater. And then the thing came up and I was on my board and it was right there, i had this thought, 'What if it comes around for another go at me?'.
There aren't enough people who spend so much time underwater to make a really definitive statistical statement.
Melbourne University geologist David Kennedy:
This is the first time in the world we have seen underwater sea stacks. They don't last long due to erosion and according to all the textbooks they shouldn't be there.
Each spacesuit is its own little spaceship, it has its own electrical power and thermal control system, oxygen and everything you need to survive for six to eight hours. We have to know our equipment just like anybody who goes on an expedition mountain climbing or underwater. It's what keeps you alive, so we need to know our equipment very well.
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- submaríCatalan, Valencian
- podvodníCzech
- tanddwrWelsh
- undervands-Danish
- Unterwasser-, [[unter]] [[Wasser]]German
- υποβρύχιοςGreek
- subakvaEsperanto
- sumergidoSpanish
- vedenalainenFinnish
- subacqueoItalian
- 水中のJapanese
- 수중Korean
- underwaterLatin
- zemūdensLatvian
- onderwater-, onderwaterDutch
- under vannNorwegian
- podwodnyPolish
- subaquático, submarinho, submarinoPortuguese
- sub apăRomanian
- подводныйRussian
- under vattnetSwedish
- під водоюUkrainian
- אַנדערוואָטערYiddish
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