scuba
noun
Simple meaning
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
skoobuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskubə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
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 letter-case form of scuba.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (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.
Used this way, scuba is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- aqualung , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use scuba
- “I learned to scuba dive last summer and saw amazing fish.”
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Sense: apparatus carried by a diver
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