It means Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
As an acronym:
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Aperatus
Self contained underwater breathing apparatus.
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An acronym is a way of shortening a phrase so it is quicker to say or write, For Example: AKA is an acronym of 'Also Known As' and 'SCUBA' is an acronym of 'Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus'
An acronym is a string of letters standing for the words in a phrase. So no - SCUBA was not a word before it was an acronym. As an acronym SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) has entered the language and now can stand on its own as a noun -- an aqualung or a verb - scubaed and scubaing, an adjective - the scuba industry. So no an acronym doesn't have to be a word, and just because some become words doesn't mean they should. HAND.
It's an acronym: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus = SCUBA (not scuba)
SCUBA was originally an acronym for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus," but today it's considered a word on its own
SCUBA-self contained underwater breathing apparatus
The word scuba was originally an acronym for self contained breathing apparatus.
Yes. Scuba is both an acronym and a word.
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
While scuba is an acronym, it is no longer necessary to capitalize every letter of the word.I would like to upgrade my scuba gear.
Scuba is a word based on an acronym so it is international, now the word diving will need to be translated.
acronym
SCUBA ...Which stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus