aquatics

a·quat·ic

A0390300 (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.

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

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a·quat′i·cal·ly adv.

aquatics

(əˈkwætɪks; əˈkwɒt-) pl n (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) sports or pastimes performed in or on the water

aquatics

the art and exercise of water sports.See also: Athletics

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Noun

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aquatics - sports that involve bodies of waterwater sportswim, 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 wavewater-skiing - skiing on water while being towed by a motorboatathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionfin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motionpaddle - swim like a dog in shallow watercrawl - 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 legbackstroke - swim on one's backdive - 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

sport acquatico