The difference between Subaquatic and Underwater
When used as adjectives, subaquatic means located or living under water, whereas underwater means beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
Underwater is also noun with the meaning: underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
Underwater is also adverb with the meaning: going beneath the surface of the water.
Underwater is also verb with the meaning: to water or irrigate insufficiently.
check bellow for the other definitions of Subaquatic and Underwater
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Subaquatic as an adjective:
Located or living under water; submarine.
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Underwater as an adjective (not comparable):
beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
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Underwater as an adjective (nautical):
beneath the water line of a vessel
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Underwater as an adjective (figuratively):
Under water.
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Underwater as an adjective (finance):
having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value
Examples:
"We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash."
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Underwater as an adverb:
going beneath the surface of the water
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Underwater as a noun:
underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
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Underwater as a noun (fishing):
A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
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Underwater as a verb (agriculture, horticulture):
to water or irrigate insufficiently