scu·ba (sk  b )n. A portable apparatus containing compressed air and used for breathing under water. [s(elf-)c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus).] Word History: Going scuba diving sounds much more appealing than going self-contained underwater breathing apparatus diving, and saying scuba leaves more breath for swimming. The name for such an apparatus, first successfully tested in 1943, was formed by taking the first letter of each word in the phrase and putting them together to form a single word. Scuba, like other acronyms, has a vowel at a point that allows it to be pronounced like an English word. The word, first recorded in 1952, has been so widely adopted that people rarely think of it as a collection of initials and use it in forming other words, such as scuba-dive. In fact, a verb scuba was first recorded in 1973 and is still in use. |
scuba [ˈskjuːbə]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / 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
[from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatusbreathing 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 |
Translations
scuba [ˈskuːbə] modif [tank, gear, equipment] → de plongée sous-marine
scuba dive vi → faire de la plongée sous-marine
scuba diver n → plongeur/euse m/f (sous-marin(e))
scuba diving n → plongée f sous-marine
to go scuba diving → faire de la plongée sous-marine
scuba dive vi → faire de la plongée sous-marine
scuba diver n → plongeur/euse m/f (sous-marin(e))
scuba diving n → plongée f sous-marine
to go scuba diving → faire de la plongée sous-marine
scuba
scuba:
n → (Schwimm)tauchgerät nt
scuba:
scuba dive
vi → tauchen mit Sauerstoffgerät
scuba diver
n → Sporttaucher(in) m(f)
scuba diving
n → Sporttauchen nt
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