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Look up diving or dive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diving most often refers to: Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water Underwater
Diving
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
Scuba diving is an underwater diving mode where divers use breathing equipment completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore
Scuba_diving
Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally
Diving_(sport)
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment
diver may dive on breath-hold (freediving) or use breathing apparatus for scuba diving or surface-supplied diving, and the saturation diving technique
Underwater_diving
Diving mode and decompression technique
Saturation diving is an ambient pressure diving technique which allows a diver to remain at working depth for extended periods during which the body tissues
Saturation_diving
Manga
Ikematsu / Takumi Kitamura A diving thoroughbred with two former divers as parents. He's a high school student who's been diving ever since his second-year
Dive!!
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
Navy Diving Manual indicates that ascent rates greater than about 20 m/min (66 ft/min) when diving increase the chance of DCS, while recreational dive tables
Decompression_sickness
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
Diving bells are usually suspended by a cable, and lifted and lowered by a winch from a surface support platform. Unlike a submersible, the diving bell
Diving_bell
Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm
Deep diving is underwater diving to a depth beyond the normal range accepted by the associated community. In some cases this is a prescribed limit established
Deep_diving
Hyperbaric pressure vessel for human occupancy used in diving operations
atmospheric pressure are provided for diving-related applications such as saturation diving and diver decompression, and non-diving medical applications such as
Diving_chamber
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
Freediving, free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding (apnea) until resurfacing
Freediving
Simulating a foul in association football
of a dive, the more often they dived. This suggests that the benefits of diving are far outweighing the costs, and the only way to reduce diving in football
Diving_(association_football)
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
Sea, four divers were in a diving chamber system on the rig's deck that was connected by a trunk (a short passage) to a diving bell. The divers were Edwin
Byford_Dolphin
Diving in water-filled caves
Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation
Cave_diving
Physiological responses to immersion of air-breathing vertebrates
The diving reflex, also known as the diving response and mammalian diving reflex, is a set of physiological responses to immersion that overrides the
Diving_reflex
Water sport involving diving from relatively great heights
High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with cliff diving), as
High_diving
Topics referred to by the same term
Cliffdiving, cliff diving, cliff-diving or Cliff Diving, may refer to: An activity performed by the La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Mexico "Cliffdiving"
Cliff_diving
Leaping from a concert stage onto the crowd below
credited with popularising stage diving in popular rock music. Initially seen as confrontational and extreme, stage diving has become common at hardcore
Stage_diving
Container to supply high pressure gas for diving operations
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
Diving_cylinder
Death of a group of divers in 2022
The Paria diving disaster was an incident in February 2022 in which a group of five divers working on underwater piping at Paria Fuel Trading Company's
2022_Paria_diving_disaster
Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots
Standard diving dress, also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, deep sea diving suit, or heavy gear, is a type of diving suit that was formerly
Standard_diving_dress
Professional diving on industrial projects
Commercial diving may be considered an application of professional diving where the diver engages in underwater work for industrial, construction, engineering
Commercial_diving
Japanese pearl divers
occupation. ama (海女) – a sea-diving fisherwoman ama (海士) – a sea-diving fisherman ama (海人), kaijin (海人) – a sea-diving fisherperson of either gender
Ama_(diving)
Flooded cave in Norway
in Rana, of which there are some 200, are not suitable for diving. A popular cave diving destination, Pluragrotta attracts more divers than any other
Pluragrotta
Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
A mode of diving, or diving mode, is a particular way to dive underwater that requires specific equipment, procedures and techniques, and may expose the
Modes_of_underwater_diving
Amateur diving sport
Døds diving or dødsing, also known as death diving, is an extreme sport originating in Norway. In this amateur sport, divers jump from high platforms
Døds_diving
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders caused by underwater diving
significant diving-related illnesses, decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Diving medicine deals with medical research on issues of diving, the
Diving_medicine
2016 Finnish film directed by Juan Reina
"Diving into the Unknown - British Board of Film Classification". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. "Diving into the Unknown". Diving into
Diving_into_the_Unknown
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
Surface-supplied diving is a mode of underwater diving using equipment supplied with breathing gas through a diver's umbilical from the surface, either
Surface-supplied_diving
Garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment
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
Diving_suit
Family of beetles
the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (dutikós), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually
Dytiscidae
Skydiving from near space
now defunct, was working to create a suit intended to enable space diving. Space diving from beyond the stratosphere was first imagined in 1934, appearing
Space_diving
Taking items from waste piles for personal use
Dumpster diving (also totting, skipping, skip diving or skip salvage) is salvaging from large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers
Dumpster_diving
Recreational diving on wrecks
Wreck diving is recreational diving where the wreckage of ships, aircraft and other artificial structures are explored. The term is used mainly by recreational
Wreck_diving
Underwater diving where divers are paid for their work
Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work. Occupational diving has a similar meaning and applications. The procedures
Professional_diving
Author of "Lord of Mysteries"
[All novels by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, the latest and most popular novels by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving – Qidian Chinese Literature Network].
Cuttlefish_That_Loves_Diving
Ritual of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
it was a legitimate land dive. Land diving has become a tourist attraction for the villagers. The tourism aspect of land diving has come with some debate
Land_diving
Diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment
Recreational diving or sport diving is diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment. The term "recreational diving" may
Recreational_diving
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dives in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dives may refer to: Dives, Oise, a French commune of the Oise département Dives (river), a river in
Dives
Diving beyond the scope of recreational diving
Technical diving (also referred to as tec diving or tech diving) is scuba diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-professional
Technical_diving
Tourist attraction
related to Diving horse. "Saddlesore Galactica" – an episode of The Simpsons involving a diving horse The Great Carver Show, Jumper, Diving Horse, and
Diving_horse
Ship used as a floating base for professional diving projects
A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects. Basic requirements are the ability to keep station
Diving_support_vessel
Equipment used to facilitate underwater diving
Diving equipment, or underwater diving equipment, is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more
Diving_equipment
Diving under a physical barrier to a direct vertical ascent to the surface
safety of breathable atmosphere at the surface. Cave diving, wreck diving, ice diving and diving inside or under other natural or artificial underwater
Penetration_diving
Articulated pressure-resistant anthropomorphic housing for an underwater diver
An atmospheric diving suit (ADS), atmospheric pressure diving suit or single atmosphere diving suit is a small one-person articulated submersible which
Atmospheric_diving_suit
Group of people working together to enhance dive safety and achieve a task
A diving team is a group of people who work together to conduct a diving operation. A characteristic of professional diving is the specification for minimum
Diving_team
Rigid head enclosure for underwater diving
A diving helmet is a rigid head enclosure with a breathing gas supply used in underwater diving. They are worn mainly by professional divers engaged in
Diving_helmet
1990 American film
Diving In is a 1990 American film directed by former music video director Strathford Hamilton, starring Matt Adler and Kristy Swanson. Diving In was the
Diving_In
the Chinese Diving Association (CDA, Chinese: 中国跳水协会) was officially established as the national professional organisation for diving in China on January
Chinese_Diving_Association
Instrument to calculate decompression status in real time
diving operations. There is no reason to assume that they cannot be valuable tools for commercial diving operations, especially on multi-level dives.
Dive_computer
Watch designed for underwater diving
A diving watch, also commonly referred to as a diver's or dive watch, is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water resistance
Diving_watch
Topics referred to by the same term
Transformers character Dive bomber, bomber aircraft that dives towards its target Cannonball (diving) Dive bomber (disambiguation) Aerial bomb This disambiguation
Dive_bomb
Diver's pressure exposure over the time of a dive
several hours. In commercial diving in general, and offshore diving in particular, a bounce dive is any surface oriented dive, in which the diver is decompressed
Dive_profile
Underwater diving alongside a near vertical face
Wall diving is underwater diving alongside a near vertical face, usually an underwater cliff. It is a type of reef diving popular among recreational divers
Wall_diving
Underwater diving using self contained breathing gas recycling apparatus
Rebreather diving is underwater diving using diving rebreathers, a class of underwater breathing apparatus which recirculates the breathing gas exhaled
Rebreather_diving
Genus of birds
The diving petrels form a genus, Pelecanoides, of seabirds in the family Procellariidae. There are four very similar species of diving petrels, distinguished
Diving_petrel
USA Diving, Inc. is the national governing body of diving in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and is a member of
USA_Diving
Equipment used in the support of an underwater diving operation
Diving support equipment facilitates a diving operation. It is either not taken into the water during the dive, such as the gas panel and compressor, or
Diving_support_equipment
Sports governing body
Diving Australia is the organisation that oversees the sport of Diving in Australia. It is affiliated to Sport Australia, FINA and the Oceania Swimming
Diving_Australia
arm around the opponent's neck. Also known as diving axe handle, diving double axe handle smash, or diving double sledge, this is accomplished by jumping
Professional wrestling aerial techniques
Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques
Diving with access to breathable air of the atmosphere
Open-water diving is underwater diving in an open water environment, where the diver has unrestricted access by way of a direct vertical ascent to the
Open-water_diving
Boat used for the support of scuba diving operations
live-boat diving). There are a range of specialised procedures for boat diving, which include water entry and exit, avoiding injury by the dive boat, and
Dive_boat
Recreational diving certification and role
environments: Diving equipment; Diving physics; Diving medicine; The use of dive tables and dive computers; Environmental conditions and their influences; Dive planning
Dive_leader
Light used underwater by a diver
Deep Diving and Submarine Operations (6th ed.). Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey: Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd. Stillson, GD (1915). "Report in Deep Diving Tests"
Dive_light
Underwater diving at altitudes above 300 m
Altitude diving is ambient pressure diving using scuba or surface supplied diving equipment where the surface is 300 metres (980 ft) or more above sea
Altitude_diving
Birds which plunge into water to catch fish or other food
foot-propelled diving birds. Other diving birds are wing-propelled; penguins (Sphenisciformes), dippers (Cinclus), auks (Alcidae) and diving petrels (Pelecanoides)
Diving_bird
Branch of professional diving carried out by police services
Police diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by police services. Police divers are usually professional police officers, and may either
Police_diving
Topics referred to by the same term
practitioners of: Diving (sport), the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water Underwater diving, including: scuba diving freediving
Diver
Mechanism that controls the pressure of a breathing gas supply for diving
A diving regulator or underwater diving regulator is a pressure regulator that controls the pressure of breathing gas for underwater diving. The most
Diving_regulator
Type of structure used for competitive acrobatic diving
A diving platform or diving tower is a type of structure used for competitive diving. It consists of a vertical rigid "tower" with one or more horizontal
Diving_platform
Bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets
is diving. In addition, most higher-altitude gunners and gunnery systems were designed to calculate the lateral movement of a target; while diving, the
Dive_bomber
Service organisation providing recreational diver training, equipment and dive outings
recreational diving. Divers commonly refer to dive centers as dive shops. It is normally a shop selling diving equipment equipped with a diving air compressor
Dive_center
Meeting of the dive team to discuss details before the diving operation
A dive briefing or pre-dive briefing is a meeting of the diving team or dive group before the dive to allow the instructor, supervisor, dive leader or
Dive_briefing
Tribe of birds
The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. They are part of Anatidae
Diving_duck
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology
Tactical scuba diver
call themselves "combat divers" or similar. Tactical diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by armed forces and tactical units. They may
Frogman
Control surface on a submarine
Diving planes, also known as hydroplanes, are control surfaces found on a submarine which allow the vessel to pitch its bow and stern up or down to assist
Diving_plane
Diving to gather natural sponges
Sponge diving is underwater diving to collect soft natural sponges for human use. Most sponges are too rough for general use due to their structural spicules
Sponge_diving
Practice of mutual monitoring and assistance between two divers
diving is intended to enhance the safety of scuba diving by having two or three competent divers acting as safety divers for each other during a dive
Buddy_diving
Equipment used specifically for surface supplied diving
Surface-supplied diving equipment (SSDE) is the equipment required for surface-supplied diving. The essential aspect of surface-supplied diving is that breathing
Surface-supplied diving equipment
Surface-supplied_diving_equipment
Diving incident in the Maldives
The 2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident was a cave diving incident that occurred on 14 May 2026 at the Dhekunu Kandu cave, also known as the Devana
2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
Things people do while diving underwater
Diving activities Diving activities are the things people do while diving underwater. People may dive for various reasons, both personal and professional
Diving_activities
Species of beetle
commonly known as the boreal water beetle or Alaskan diving beetle, is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North
Dytiscus_alaskanus
Diving work associated with the recovery of vehicles, cargo and structures
Salvage diving is the diving work associated with the recovery of all or part of ships, their cargoes, aircraft, and other vehicles and structures which
Salvage_diving
Stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving
Diving regulations are the stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving. They apply within the national territory
Diving_regulations
2007 film by Julian Schnabel
Retrieved 13 March 2024. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at IMDb The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at Box Office Mojo The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)
The_Diving_Bell_and_the_Butterfly_(film)
Type of drinking establishment
Stockton, J.; Okun, W. (2004). Chicago's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Windy City. Best Dive Bars Series. Ig Publishing, Incorporated.
Dive_bar
Underwater diving under ice
Ice diving is a type of penetration diving where the dive takes place under ice. Because diving under ice places the diver in an overhead environment
Ice_diving
Face cover to improve underwater vision
A diving mask (also half mask, free-diving mask, snorkelling mask or scuba mask) is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers, including
Diving_mask
Recreational diving without a dive buddy
Solo diving is the practice of self-sufficient underwater diving without a "dive buddy", particularly with reference to scuba diving, but the term is
Solo_diving
US manufacturer of diver propulsion vehicles
Photos of Dive Xtras DPVs often appear in diving publications, as they are frequently used during diving activities noteworthy enough to warrant publication
Dive_Xtras
Adaptations of marine vertebrates to diving
The physiology of underwater diving is the physiological adaptations to diving of air-breathing vertebrates that have returned to the ocean from terrestrial
Physiology of underwater diving
Physiology_of_underwater_diving
Topics referred to by the same term
underwater diving, may refer to: In surface supplied diving, surface oriented diving, where the breathing gas is supplied from the surface, and the dive starts
Bounce_diving
Techniques and procedures for safe decompression of divers
technical diving part 2: decompression from deep technical dives". Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 43 (2): 96–104. PMID 23813463. "How to Switch Your Diving Gas
Decompression_practice
Underwater diving in a known hazardous materials environment
Hazmat diving is underwater diving in a known hazardous materials environment. The environment may be contaminated by hazardous materials, the diving medium
Hazmat_diving
Agents and situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver
accident. Diving support infrastructure for recreational diving includes dive buddies, charter boats, dive shops, schools etc. Professional diving support
Diving_hazards
Insect that lives in water
water. They feed in the same ways as other insects. Some diving insects, such as predatory diving beetles, can hunt for food underwater where land-living
Aquatic_insect
Tethered underwater mobile device operated by a remote crew
operations in conjunction with simultaneous diving operations are under the overall supervision of the diving supervisor for safety reasons. The International
Remotely operated underwater vehicle
Remotely_operated_underwater_vehicle
Birds living in the maritime environment
plunge diving, taking fast-moving prey by diving into the water from flight. Plunge diving allows birds to use the energy from the momentum of the dive to
Seabird
Vessels of the Indian Navy
Diving Support Craft (DSC) are a series of 5 small-category diving support vessels being built for the Indian Navy by Titagarh Rail Systems Limited. The
Diving_Support_Craft
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Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Donegal)
Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhidhir or sometimes of Mac Duibhidhir (see Dwyer, also Dyer).English : of uncertain derivation; possibly from diver, an agent derivative of Middle English dive ‘to dip or plunge’, but if so the application is obscure. It may be a nickname for someone compared to a diving bird. Compare Ducker.
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Sacred; Diving
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : nickname meaning ‘diver’, from an agent derivative of Middle English douke(n) ‘to dive’ (a word that is probably related to duck (the bird)).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.North German (Dücker) and Dutch : from the term for a duck or diving bird (from du(c)ken ‘to dive or duck’), probably applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the duck, but perhaps in some cases a metonymic occupational name for fowler or for a furrier who used the pelts of diving birds in his trade.
DIVING
DIVING
Boy/Male
Indian
Ploughman, Cultivator, Friend
Boy/Male
Arabic
Companion; Consoler
Girl/Female
Hawaiian
The sky;chieftain.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Headland with the Hazel Trees
Girl/Female
Indian
Princess; Third; Three
Boy/Male
English American Teutonic
Settlement on a hill, or from the headland estate. From an Old English surname and place name.
Girl/Female
Greek
Shining moon. Jocasta was the mother and wife of Oedipus; once Oedipus and Jocasta learned that...
Girl/Female
Arabic
Pure; Grace; Continuous; Day; No Darkness
Girl/Female
Indian
Rising and Disseminating Light
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Attaining Peace through Naam
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n.
Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator (formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or Podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.
n.
One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.
n.
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.
n.
A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
a.
That dives or is used or diving.
n.
Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.
n.
The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dive
n.
A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.
n.
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.
n.
A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma wrinatrix).
v. t.
To explore by diving; to plunge into.