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noun
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breathing apparatus, apparatus, equipment
noun
Alternative letter-case form of scuba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To perform scuba diving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aqualung, Aqua-Lung
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh1-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. English contain Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English contained English self-contained Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English underwater Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English breathing Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *perh3- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h3o- Proto-Italic *paro- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *parāō Latin parō Latin apparō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin apparātuslbor. English apparatus English SCUBA English scuba From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.
Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
