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/ˈskuːbə/ · noun
(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..
Use scuba when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scuba means (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..
Common synonyms include aqualung.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use scuba where its definition matches the intended context.
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