English Explanatory Dictionary

scuba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To perform scuba diving.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of scuba.

Pronunciation

/ˈskuːbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scuba.wav

Word forms

scuba scubas scubaing scubaed

Etymology

From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.

Related words

SCUBA

Derived words

scuba diver scuba diving scuba set
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