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SCUBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scuba mean? 

SCUBA (noun)
  The noun SCUBA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SCUBA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCUBA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba

Hypernyms ("scuba" is a kind of...):

breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

Meronyms (parts of "scuba"):

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)


 Context examples 


This can happen if you are flying in an airplane, driving in the mountains, or scuba diving.

(Barotrauma, NIH)



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