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Scuta vs Scuba - What's the difference?

scuta | scuba |

As nouns the difference between scuta and scuba

is that scuta is a scutum while scuba is 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.

As a verb scuba is

(rare) to perform scuba diving.

scuta

English

Noun

(scutae)
  • A scutum.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    scuba

    English

    (wikipedia scuba)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * scuba diver * scuba diving * scuba set

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To perform scuba diving.