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- [skoo-buh]
- /ˈsku bə/
- /ˈskuːbə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skoo-buh]
- /ˈsku bə/
Definitions of scuba word
- noun scuba a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back. 1
- noun scuba scuba diving. 1
- abbreviation SCUBA scuba-dive. 1
- noun scuba scuba diving 1
- noun scuba used for scuba diving 1
- noun scuba an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus 0
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Origin of scuba
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
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Parts of speech for Scuba
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scuba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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