SCUBA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb SCUBA

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scuba