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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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gas laws
Sports; Scuba diving
Laws that predict how gases will behave with changes in pressure, temperature and volume.
bootie
Sports; Scuba diving
A piece of foot protection, usually made of neoprene, worn inside an open-heeled fin; serves to protect the diver's feet while walking to and from the dive site and prevents ...
rip current
Sports; Scuba diving
A strong current of limited area flowing outward from the shore, and may be visible as a band of agitated water with the regular wave pattern altered; current is caused by the ...
hypoventilation
Sports; Scuba diving
Under breathing to the extent that the blood carbon dioxide level is elevated, may be manifested by carbon dioxide narcosis.
giant stride entry
Sports; Scuba diving
The most common method of entering water from a boat transom, pier, etc. , where the standing diver takes a large step into the water while securely holding mask, tucking chin and ...
ascent bottle
Sports; Scuba diving
An extra cylinder of air used on deep dives to allow decompression stops without fear of running out of air.
pneumothorax
Sports; Scuba diving
Am abnormal collection of air outside the lining of the lung, between the lung and the chest wall, often a consequence of pressure injuries (barotraumas).
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