aquatics

a·quat·ic  (-kwtk, -kwt-)

adj.

1. Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment.

2. Living or growing in, on, or near the water: aquatic animals and plants.

3. Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport.

n.

1. An organism that lives in, on, or near the water.

2. aquatics Sports Athletic activities performed in or on the water.

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[Middle English aquatique, from Old French, from Latin aquticus, from aqua, water; see ak^w-- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·quati·cal·ly adv.

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aquatics [əˈkwætɪks əˈkwɒt-]

pl n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / 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.

See also: Athletics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aquatics - sports that involve bodies of water water sport swim, 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 athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition 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

Translations

aquatics [əˈkwætɪks] N (Sport) → deportes mpl acuáticos