aquarium
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2.7
- noun
- /əˈkwɛr.i.əm/
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acuario
- Let's go downstairs and I'll give you the grand tour of my new aquarium room.
- aquarium fish
- an aquarium exhibit
- zoos and aquariums
The doughnut would burn and then they would measure by how many degrees the water in the aquarium increase.
- The doughnut would burn and then they would measure by how many degrees the water in the aquarium increase.
- I was the moderator online of two reef aquarium forms.
- They have attractions all around the world, aquariums, shows, like it's a huge franchise thing.
- People in in that aquarium, they were all Dave's friends.
- Is that a traditional food in your aquarium or whatever?
Examples
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Three hours later, it was time to reveal the aquarium's newest and coolest exhibit.
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We are in an aquarium and there's some baby Stingrays in here.
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Until you looked directly at the aquarium, you had the feeling you were sitting at a window.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Are you going to keep them in the aquarium in your room?"
Fiction book (1994) -
We're going to get Craig a tree branch and a big old aquarium one day.
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"Look at it!" Frank said, staring in awe at the large aquarium before them.
Fiction book (1994) -
Anyways, so, yeah, the aquarium in Dubai was was it was cool.
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One of those bottom-feeders you see going up the side of the aquarium... sucking its way up the glass.
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Still, she felt rejected, abandoned, sitting in the waiting room with its gurgling aquarium and fever-flushed children.
Fiction book (1996) -
The children watched the colorful fish swimming in the aquarium at the zoo.
Synonyms
18
1.5
A glass box that holds water for keeping live fish
1
1.4
A clear round container to keep small pet fish
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6.8
A large public place with big tanks showing sea animals and plants
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Etymology
The word aquarium comes from aqua 'water' and -arium 'a place for'. So an aquarium is literally a 'place for water', which is why it is a tank where fish and plants that live in water are kept.