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SCUBA

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 I. (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

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

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

Sense 2

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

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