Glossary of Scuba Diving Terms (K)

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 terms 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 information 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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A marine ecosystem that can be found around dense growths of seaweed.

Controlled, rhythmic movements made with the legs when swimming underwater with fins.

A kilogram is a metric measure of weight. 1 kg = 2.21 pounds.

A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (6080.20 ft.) per hour. This is equivalent to 1.689 feet per second. To convert feet per second into knots, multiply by 0.592.

A simple on and off valve.