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aquatics

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ætɪks

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of aquatic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Sports involving water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

sports that involve bodies of water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water sport

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sport, athletics

Narrower terms: swimming, swim, surfing, surfboarding, surfriding, water-skiing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水上運動 /水上运动 (shuǐshàng yùndòng) — sport involving water
  • Finnish: vesiurheilu — sport involving water
  • French: aquatiques — sport involving water
  • German: Wassersport — sport involving water
  • Japanese: 水上競技 (suijōkyōgi) — sport involving water
  • Portuguese: desportos/esportes aquáticos — sport involving water
  • Russian: во́дные ви́ды спо́рта (vódnyje vídy spórta) — sport involving water
Real reading context

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