English Online Dictionary. What means scuba? What does scuba mean?
English
Etymology
From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskuːbə/
- Rhymes: -uːbə
Noun
scuba (plural scubas)
- (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.
- Alternative form: SCUBA
- Hypernyms: breathing apparatus < apparatus, equipment
- Coordinate term: SCBA
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)
- (rare) To perform scuba diving.
Anagrams
- Bacus, ubacs