aqua (redirected from aquas)

aq·ua  (kw, äkw)

n. pl. aq·uae (kw, äkw) or aq·uas

1. Water.

2. An aqueous solution.

3. A light bluish green to light greenish blue.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see ak^w-- in Indo-European roots.]

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aqua adj.

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aqua [ˈækwə]

n pl aquae [ˈækwiː], aquas

(Medicine / Pharmacology) 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

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) short for aquamarine [2]

[Latin: water]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aqua - a shade of blue tinged with green     cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue, turquoise, aquamarine blue, blueness - blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"

Translations

aqua [ˈækwə]

n (= colour) → bleu vert m inv

adj (in colour) → bleu vert inv