self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Japanese: self-contained underwater breathing apparatus（英語表記）selfcontainedunderwaterbreathingapparatus

...also written as scuba. The name is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, and refers to a diving device in which the diver carries his or her own breathing medium and system and can swim freely underwater without assistance from the surface. The most common type is the open-circuit scuba, which releases the air once it has been used, and is equipped with a tank containing high-pressure air, a regulator, and a...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…スクーバとも表記する。名称はself‐contained underwater breathing apparatus(自給気式潜水器)の頭文字にちなみ，ダイバーがみずから呼吸媒体とそのシステムを背負い，海上からの支援なしに自由に海中を泳ぐことができる潜水器をいう。最も一般的なものは一度使用した空気を放出する開放回路式スキューバで，高圧空気の入ったタンク，レギュレーター(圧力調整器。…

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