Definition of Diving. Meaning of Diving. Synonyms of Diving

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Definition of Diving

Diving
Diving Div"ing, a. That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the family Dytiscid[ae], which habitually lives under water; -- called also water tiger. Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. Diving dress. See Submarine armor, under Submarine. Diving stone, a kind of jasper.

Meaning of Diving from wikipedia

- or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Dive (American football), a type of play in American football Diving (****ociation football),...
- diver may dive on breath-hold (freediving) or use breathing apparatus for scuba diving or surface-supplied diving, and the saturation diving technique...
- Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work. The procedures are often regulated by legislation and codes of practice...
- Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally...
- Scuba diving is a type of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba"...
- significant diving-related illnesses, decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Diving medicine deals with medical research on issues of diving, the...
- A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. A diving suit may also incorporate a breathing gas supply...
- A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects. Commercial diving support vessels emerged during the...
- A diving cylinder or diving gas cylinder is a gas cylinder used to store and transport high pressure gas used in diving operations. This may be breathing...
- Surface-supplied diving is diving using equipment supplied with breathing gas using a diver's umbilical from the surface, either from the s**** or from a diving support...