scuba

English

Etymology

Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Alternative forms

• SCUBA

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuːbə/
• Rhymes: -uːbə

Noun

scuba (plural scubas)

1. (underwater diving) 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.

Translations

diving equipment — see also aqualung

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 水肺 (zh) (shuǐfèi)

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• Japanese: スキューバ (sukyūba)
• Russian: аквала́нг (ru) m (akvaláng), ску́ба (ru) f (skúba)

Derived terms

• scuba diver
• scuba diving
• scuba set

Related terms

• SCBA

Verb

scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)

1. (rare) To perform scuba diving.

Anagrams

• ubacs