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Aqua

Definition: Aqua

Aqua

Noun

1. A shade of blue tinged with green.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "aqua" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Aqua \A"qua\, noun. [Latin expression See Ewer.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Aqua

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Aqua is the name given for the interface design model developed by the Apple Computer corporation and released with their Mac OS X. It is characterized by gel-like, glassy buttons and animated pulsing glows.

Aqua is also a color, a shade between green and blue. On a browser that supports visual formatting in Cascading Style Sheets, the following box should appear in this color:

Aqua is also the name of a very popular 1990s European music band, perhaps most famously known for its popular song, "Barbie Girl", which ultimately lead to a lawsuit filed by Barbie maker Mattel.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aqua."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Aqua

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

AQUA

EnglishAdvanced quantum well lasersComputing

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Aqua

Synonyms: aquamarine (n), cobalt blue (n), greenish blue (n), peacock blue (n), turquoise (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Aqua

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Calefaction

Cauterizer; caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa; acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium.

Water

Noun: water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum; diluent; agua, aqua, pani.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Aqua

English words defined with "aqua": Aqua-Lung, Aquatinta, atomic number 79, AuFulminating silvergoldNitrohydrochloric acid. (references)
Specialty definitions using "aqua": AQUA PUMPAGINISCutler's PoetryGlasgow Haskell CompilerPoisonersSWEATING. (references)
Etymologies containing "aqua": Subaquaneous. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Aqua" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (aqualung, lake, rain, rainfall, rainwater, river, sea, spa, stream, urine, water).

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Modern Usage: Aqua

DomainUsage

Screenplays

It's an aqua bra. You know, all the fun of implants without the invasive surgery part (Roswell; writing credit: Ronald D. Moore; Gretchen J. Berg)

Movie/TV Titles

Aqua Rondo (1969)

Sport Thrills: Aqua Zanies (1948)

Aqua Antics (1942)

Absolute: Aqua (1999)

The Aqua Girls (1998)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Aqua

DomainTitle

References

  • Aqua Care Systems, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Aqua Golden Mississippi P.T.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Aqua signal AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Aqua Aerobics (reference)

  • Aqua Knight, Vol. 2 (reference)

  • The Attack of the Aqua Apes (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street, No 3) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Aqua

Photos:
Aqua

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Computer Images:
Aqua

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Photo Album: Aqua

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Beautiful Arizona sky hangs over a canyon in the Aqua Fria National Monument. Credit: John Beckett.

Broussais. / A. Gourlier del. Charles Blanc aqua forti. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Individual metal shelters at the Aqua Fria migratory labor camp. Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Aqua

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Bahrain

Aqua Chem and Meco (both U.S. firms) are among other international companies to submit bids. (references)

India

In recent years, market growth in the ACR industry in India can be attributed to the development of a host of new applications for food processing and preservation, pharmaceuticals, computers and electronics, power generation, space and atomic research, marine air-conditioning and refrigeration, floriculture, horticulture, and aqua culture. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Aqua

"Aqua" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 61.11% of the time. "Aqua" is used about 54 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)61.11%3360,273
Noun (singular)38.89%2176,261
                    Total100.00%54N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Aqua

CountryNameCountryName
Germany

Aqua signal AG

Indonesia

Aqua Golden Mississippi P.T.

South Africa

Aqua Online Holdings Ltd.

USA

Aqua Care Systems, Inc.

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Aqua

Expressions using "aqua": Aqua acupuncture aqua ammonia Aqua ammoniae aqua fortis Aqua marina Aqua marine Aqua privy aqua regia aqua show Aqua Tofana aqua vitae Bon Aqua Rhinocort Aqua. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "aqua": aqua-blue, aqua-coloured, Aqua-decor, aqua-green, aqua-jets, Aqua-link, Aqua-Lung, aqua-mammal, aqua-marine, Aqua-pak, aqua-planing, aqua-planning, Aqua-soil, aqua-tronic, aqua-velvet.

Ending with "aqua": sub-aqua.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aqua

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

aqua

1,906

aqua di gio

64

aqua force hunger teen

541

aqua chem

61

aqua leisure

289

rhinocort aqua

58

aqua pool

201

aqua barbie girl

57

aqua massage

137

aqua teen

55

aqua glass

131

aqua lung

54

aqua fantasy

120

aqua bubble

54

aqua leisure pool

116

aqua rite

52

aqua club super

108

aqua luminator

52

potable aqua

100

aqua turf

51

aqua glycolic

97

aqua spa

50

aqua sock

91

via aqua

49

aqua shoes

86

aqua bug

47

aqua aerobic

84

aqua vu

43

aqua pure

81

aqua swiss watch

43

aqua lyrics

78

aqua 3d screensaver

43

aqua restaurant

69

aqua club

41

aqua jogger

67

aqua signal

41

aqua energizer

65

aqua fitness

40

aqua band

64

aqua clear

37
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Aqua

Language Translations for "aqua"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

alkool i pastruar (aqua vitae). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

царска вода (aqua regia), жива вода (aqua vitae). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

水肺 (aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ammoniakvand (ammoniacal liquor, aqua ammonia, condensate, flushing liquor, liquor), salpetersyre (aqua fortis, nitric acid), nedfældning af ammoniakvand (ammonia liquor injection, aqua ammonia application), næringssubstrat (aqua-form fertilizer, water-fertilizer mixture), mercuronitrat (hatter's aqua fortis, HgNO3.H2O, mercurous nitrate), HgNO3.H2O (hatter's aqua fortis, HgNO3.H2O, mercurous nitrate), gødningsopløsning (aqua-form fertilizer, water-fertilizer mixture). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ammoniumhydroxide (ammonia liquor, ammonia solution, ammonium hydrate, ammonium hydroxide, anhydrous ammonia dissolved in water, aqua ammonia), ammoniak injecteren (ammonia liquor injection, aqua ammonia application), ammonia (ammonia), sterk water (aqua fortis), mercuronitraat (hatter's aqua fortis, HgNO3.H2O, mercurous nitrate), mengsel van meststof en water (aqua-form fertilizer, water-fertilizer mixture), kwik-I-nitraat (hatter's aqua fortis, HgNO3.H2O, mercurous nitrate), koningswater (aqua regia), in water opgelost ammoniakgas (ammonia liquor, ammonia solution, ammonium hydrate, ammonium hydroxide, anhydrous ammonia dissolved in water, aqua ammonia), HgNO3.H2O (hatter's aqua fortis, HgNO3.H2O, mercurous nitrate). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vesi-ammoniakkiliuos (aqua ammonia), kuningasvesi (aqua regia). (various references)

   

French

  

ammoniaque (aqua ammonia), alcali volatil (aqua ammonia), solution d'ammoniaque (aqua ammonia), préformage par bain (aqua-glas), nitrate mercureux (hatter's aqua fortis), nettoyage par jet d'eau sous pression (aqua-blasting), mélange d'eau et d'engrais (aqua-form fertilizer), liqueur ammoniacale (aqua ammonia), injection d'ammoniaque (aqua ammonia application), HgNO3.H2O (hatter's aqua fortis), fosse niveau constant (Aqua privy), eau-forte (aqua fortis), eau régale (aqua regia), eau pure (aqua pura). (various references)

   

German

  

Wasser (Cologne, eau, fluid, lotion, saliva, scent, schnapps, schnaps, sewage, sweat, tears, tide, urine, water). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ύδωρ (water). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ammóniaoldat (aqua ammonia), vízi revü (aqua drama), választóvíz (aqua fortis), tömény salétromsav (aqua fortis), salétromsav (aqua fortis, nitric acid), kristályvíz (aqua regia). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Acqua (water, wet). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

アキレス腱 (access, access charge, access time, accessory, accident, Achilles tendon, acoustic, action, action bar, action drama, action painting, action program, action star, aqua polis, Aqualung, aquamarine, aquanaut, aquatron, calcaneal tendon, circumflex accent, city on water, one's Achilles' heel, scuba, vulnerable point). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

アクア . (various references)

   

Manx

  

ushtey bio (aqua vitae). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aquaay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

água (lymph, water, water-). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Apã (adam's ale, adam's wine, ocean, river, saliva, sea, stream, water, waters, waves). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

аква. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

vrsta rastvora (aqua regia), voda života (aqua vitae, eau de vie). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Agua (adam's ale, water). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

akvavit (aqua vitae, brandy). (various references)

   

Thai

  

น้ำ, สีน้ำทะเล. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Su (adam's ale, aquatic, aqueous, bourn, Bourne, hydric oxide, hydro-, juice, water). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

'ода, ідина, озчин (Grout). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Aqua

LanguageDateSourceMark Chapter 1, Verse 8
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEgw men ebaptisa umaV en udati autoV de baptisei umaV en pneumati agiw
Latin405VulgateEgo baptizavi vos aqua ille vero baptizabit vos Spiritu Sancto
Middle English1395WyclifY haue baptisid you in watir; but he schal baptise you in the Hooli Goost.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleI have baptised you with water: but he shall baptise you with the holy goost.
Jacobean English1611King JamesI indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Victorian English1833WebsterI indeed have baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Basic English1964OgdenI have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Aqua

LanguageMark Chapter 1, Verse 8
CebuanoAko nagbautismo kaninyo sa tubig, apan ang iyang igabautismo kaninyo mao ang Espiritu Santo.
Chinese我 是 " 水 給 們 施 洗 、 他 卻 要 " 聖 靈 給 們 施 洗 。
CroatianJa vas krstim vodom, a on æe vas krstiti Duhom Svetim."
DanishJeg har døbt eder med Vand, men han skal døbe eder med den Helligånd."
DutchIk heb ulieden wel gedoopt met water, maar Hij zal u dopen met den Heiligen Geest.
FinnishMinä kastan teidät vedellä, mutta hän kastaa teidät Pyhällä Hengellä."
FrenchMoi, je vous ai baptisés d`eau; lui, il vous baptisera du Saint Esprit.
GaelicBhaist mise sibh le uisge; ach baistidh esan sibh leis an Spiorad Naomh.
GermanIch taufe euch mit Wasser; aber er wird euch mit dem Heiligen Geist taufen.
Haitian CreoleMwen menm, mwen batize nou nan dlo. Men li menm, la batize nou nan Sentespri a.
HungarianÉn vízzel kereszteltelek titeket, de õ Szent Lélekkel keresztel titeket.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSaya membaptis kamu dengan air, tetapi Ia akan membaptis kamu dengan Roh Allah."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAdapun aku membaptiskan kamu dengan air, tetapi Ia akan membaptiskan kamu dengan Rohulkudus."
ItalianIo vi ho battezzati con acqua, ma egli vi battezzer con lo Spirito Santo».
MaoriKo ahau nei, he iriiri taku i a koutou ki te wai: mana ia koutou e iriiri ki te Wairua Tapu.
NorwegianJeg har døpt eder med vann, men han skal døpe eder med den Hellige Ånd.
PortugueseEu vos batizei em água; ele, porém, vos batizará no Espírito Santo.   
RumanianEu, da, v`am botezat cu apq; dar El vq va boteza cu Duhul Sfknt.``
RussianС ЛТЕУФЙМ ЧБУ ЧП"ПА, Б пО 'Х"ЕФ ЛТЕУФЙФШ ЧБУ дХИПН уЧСФЩН.
ShuarWikia entsajain aya ayashmin imiaajrume, antsu Ninkia imiantinia aanis Yusa Wakani atumi Enentáin enketramprattarme" Tímiayi.
SpanishYo os he bautizado en agua, pero él os bautizará en el Espíritu Santo."
SwahiliMimi ninawabatiza kwa maji, lakini yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu."
SwedishJag döper eder med vatten, men han skall döpa eder med helig ande."
UmaAku' mponiu' -koi hante ue tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Aga Hi'a mpai' mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli'."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Aqua

Derivations

Words beginning with "aqua": aquacade, aquacades, aquacultural, aquaculture, aquacultures, aquaculturist, aquaculturists, aquae, aquamarine, aquamarines, aquanaut, aquanauts, aquaplane, aquaplaned, aquaplaner, aquaplaners, aquaplanes, aquaplaning, aquarelle, aquarelles, aquarellist, aquarellists, aquaria, aquarial, aquarian, aquarians, aquarist, aquarists, aquarium, aquariums, aquas, aquatic, aquatically, aquatics, aquatint, aquatinted, aquatinter, aquatinters, aquatinting, aquatintist, aquatintists, aquatints, aquatone, aquatones, aquavit, aquavits. (additional references)

Words containing "aqua": methaqualone, methaqualones, nonaquatic, paraquat, paraquats, seaquake, seaquakes, semiaquatic, subaquatic. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Aqua" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abquaiq, aca, Acquah, acwo, aequa, aequo, Aeuw, afqua, Afuu, Aguwa, Ahue, aiua, aju, Akam, Akao, alua, Amqua, Aqa, aqer, aqit, aqo, aqoa, Aqsa, aqu, aquad, aquae, aquag, aquai, aquak, aqual, aquam, aquan, aquar, aquas, aquat, aquay, aque, aqui, Aquiar, Aquib, Aquil, Aquin, aquip, aquit, aquo, aqva, arqua, Arquala, arque, arua, asque, atque, atui, Aua, Auca, aui, auia, auna, auo, auqua, Auuua, auv, auva, auw, auz, Baaquba, Baquoy, Daqua, Ekua, eqa, equ, Equa, equad, equag, equah, equai, equan, equar, equay, equia, Equs, eua, Falqui, Haque, Inqua, iqa, iqua, ique, Jaqui, laque, Naquen, oqua, oque, Pasqual, qau, qaus, Qayum, Qia, quaa, sanquar, Saqqa, saqqo, Tavua, uqua, vaque. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Aqua"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "aqua" (pronounced a"kwu or Ä"kwu)
3-k w uchautauqua.
3-k w uchautauqua.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Aqua

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-q-u"

-1 letter: qua.

-2 letters: aa.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-q-u"
 

+1 letter: aquae, aquas.

 

+2 letters: quagga, qualia, quanta, quasar, squama.

 

+3 letters: acequia, alfaqui, aquaria, aquatic, aquavit, macaque, oquassa, quadrat, quaggas, quahaug, quamash, quantal, quartan, quasars, quassia, quayage, squamae.

 

+4 letters: acequias, acquaint, adequacy, adequate, alfaquin, alfaquis, aliquant, aquacade, aquanaut, aquarial, aquarian, aquarist, aquarium, aquatics, aquatint, aquatone, aquavits, chaqueta, jacquard, macaques, oquassas, paraquat, paraquet, quaalude, quadrans, quadrant, quadrate, quadrats, quadriga, quahaugs, quandang, quandary, quartans, quassias, quatrain, quayages, quillaia, quillaja, seaquake, squamate, usquabae.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Company Usage
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Abbreviations
16. Acronyms
17. Derivations
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography


  

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