As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater
(adjective) growing or remaining under water; “viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat”; “submerged leaves”
submerged, submersed, underwater
(adjective) beneath the surface of the water; “submerged rocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
(not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
(nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
(figuratively) Under water.
(finance) having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value
• (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
• (having negative equity): upside down
underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)
going beneath the surface of the water
underwater (plural underwaters)
underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
(fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)
(agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently
• overwater
Source: Wiktionary
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.