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scu·ba

(sko͞o′bə)

A portable apparatus having a container with compressed air, a regulator that is equipped with a mouthpiece and adjusts the pressure of the released air to match the surrounding pressure, and often a buoyancy compensator, used for breathing under water.

[s(elf-)c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus).]

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scuba

(ˈskjuːbə)

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing)

a. an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus

b. (as modifier): scuba diving.

[C20: from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus]

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scu•ba

(ˈsku bə)

n., pl. -bas, n.

1. a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.

v.i.

2. to scuba-dive.

[1950–55; s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)]

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Noun

scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

aqualung, Aqua-Lung

breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, ventilator - a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure

cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air

oxygen mask - a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank

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scuba

[ˈskuːbə] ADJ scuba diving → submarinismo m
scuba suit → traje m de submarinismo

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