Scuba diving

Scuba diving

Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.

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anchor line

Sports; Scuba diving

A rope, cable or chain that attaches a boat to its anchor.

core temperature

Sports; Scuba diving

The internal temperature of the body, 98. 6F is the normal temperature of the human body. Deviation from this temperature even a few degrees could be life threatening.

multilevel diving

Sports; Scuba diving

Spending a period of time at several different depth on a single dive.

octopus regulator

Sports; Scuba diving

An alternate second stage air source used by a diver's buddy in an out-of-air situation, or reserve 2nd stage regulator.

vasoconstriction

Sports; Scuba diving

The constriction of the blood vessels in order to reduce heat loss from the blood through the skin.

hogarthian principles

Sports; Scuba diving

The Hogarthian configuration is named after Bill 'Hogarth' Main. It is based on reducing equipment to a minimum streamlined configuration that nevertheless includes sufficient redundancy for ...