a·quat·ic
(ə-kwăt′ĭk, ə-kwŏt′-)adj.
1. Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment.
2. Living solely or chiefly in or on the water: aquatic animals and plants.
3. Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport.
n.
1. An organism that lives solely or chiefly in or on the water.
2. aquatics Sports Athletic activities performed in or on the water.
[Middle English aquatique, from Old French, from Latin aquāticus, from aqua, water; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
a·quat′i·cal·ly adv.
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aquatics
(əˈkwætɪks; əˈkwɒt-)pl n
(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) sports or pastimes performed in or on the water
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aquatics
the art and exercise of water sports.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  aquatics - sports that involve bodies of waterswim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" surfboarding, surfing, surfriding - the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave water-skiing - skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat fin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motion paddle - swim like a dog in shallow water crawl - swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl" breaststroke - swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg backstroke - swim on one's back dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool" belly-flop - dive so that one hits the water with one's belly |
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