Subsea vs Underwater - What's the difference?
subsea | underwater |
Beneath the sea; submarine.
* 2004', Andrew Clennel Palmer, Roger A King, '''''Subsea pipeline engineering
(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
* {{quote-video
, date = 2013-05-13
, title = Underwater
, series =
, medium = Television
, network = A&E
, number = 9
, people = Matthew MacCaull
, role = Matt Bronstein
, passage = You're underwater . The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.
}}
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.
* {{quote-book, 1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It, page=57
, passage=Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints. }}
As adjectives the difference between subsea and underwater
is that subsea is beneath the sea; submarine while underwater is (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.As an adverb underwater is
going beneath the surface of the water.As a noun underwater is
underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.As a verb underwater is
(agriculture|horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently.subsea
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(wikipedia underwater) (en adjective)- We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
Synonyms
* (beneath the water surface ): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine * (having negative equity ): upside downNoun
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