Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: sc-ba
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of self-contained breathing apparatus, a portable breathing device for persons entering a toxic environment.

Inflected Forms

SCBAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

SCUBA

Questions

What does scba mean?: Initialism of self-contained breathing apparatus, a portable breathing device for persons entering a toxic environment.

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