scuba tank

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• Scuba set — A scuba diver in usual sport diving gear A scuba set is an independent breathing set that provides a scuba diver with the breathing gas necessary to breathe underwater during scuba diving. It is much used for sport diving and some sorts of work… …   Wikipedia

• Scuba diving — Not to be confused with Self contained breathing apparatus, which describes breathing sets used out of water. Scuba diver Scuba diving ( SCUBA originally being an acronym for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, now widely considered a… …   Wikipedia

• tank — 01. The biology laboratory has a number of interesting species of crabs which they are keeping in a large [tank] of water. 02. The gas [tank] is completely empty; we re going to have to walk. 03. This [tank] can hold over 350 gallons of water. 04 …   Grammatical examples in English

• scuba set — noun The set of equipment required by a scuba diver to be at ease when submerged for extended periods of time. Modern equipment sets include tanks containing mixes of nitrogen in varied ratios with oxygen (the most common ratios are 21%, 32% and… …   Wiktionary

• scuba — 1. noun An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding a mixture of oxygen and other gases, used for breathing underwater. 2. verb To perform scuba diving …   Wiktionary

• scuba diving — scu|ba div|ing [ˈsku:bə ˌdaıvıŋ] n [U] ↑flipper, ↑knife, ↑tank, ↑wetsuit [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: self contained underwater breathing apparatus] the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube that is connected to a container of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Glossary of SCUBA diving — Here is a glossary of scuba diving terms: Contents 1 A F 2 G L 3 M R 4 S Z A F Altitude Diving  diving at a locat …   Wikipedia

• Oxygen tank — An oxygen tank is a storage vessel for oxygen, which is either held under pressure in gas cylinders or as liquid oxygen in a cryogenic storage tank. Oxygen tanks are used to store gas for: industrial processes including the manufacture of steel… …   Wikipedia

• Manifold (scuba) — Schematic representation of double diving cylinders connected with isolating manifold. In scuba diving a manifold is used to connect two diving cylinders (tanks) with breathing gas, providing a greater amount of gas for longer dive times and… …   Wikipedia

• Vintage scuba — is a reference to the art of SCUBA diving using vintage style gear, which is generally defined at this time as equipment dating from 1975 and earlier. Double Hose Regulators The most striking and well recognized example of vintage SCUBA gear is… …   Wikipedia

• Argox (scuba) — Argox is the informal name for a scuba diving breathing gas consisting of argon and oxygen. Since argon is not capitalized, in theory argox should not be capitalized either. Occasionally the term argonox has been used to mean the same mix. The… …   Wikipedia