Glossary of Scuba Diving Terms (I)

Understanding That Strange Scuba Language

Welcome to our glossary of scuba diving terms. Diving, like many sports, has its own language. Our scuba glossary is for anyone interested in understanding the scuba diving definitions, scuba diving terms or scuba slang found in this strange scuba communication that divers use.

Our scuba glossary is easy to use. Just click on the letter that corresponds to the first letter of the word that you are looking for. All the words that begin with that letter will be displayed.

We will be constantly adding new terms to our scuba glossary. If you think we have missed a term or you can not find the scuba diving informaton you are looking for, please let us know. We will add it and the best definition we can find to our scuba glossary.

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International Association of Nitrox & Technical Divers. IANTD is an agency that offers training in all aspects of EANx through continuing education programs.

When pressure increases, gas dissolves into a liquid until the amount of gas dissolving into and leaving the liquid is equal. When this occurs, the liquid is saturated with the gas.

The lowering of body temperature when a diver is fully immersed in cold water without proper thermal protection.

A manually operated valve that puts compressed air into the buoyancy bladders of a BCD or into a dry suit.

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