| TERM |
DEFINITION |
| apnea |
holding your breath |
| bathysphere |
large spherical diving chamber for underwater
exploration |
| bathyscaphe |
large submarine vessel for bathyscaphe
at great depths |
| buoyancy |
a very characteristic force that acts
upon all submerged bodiesv |
| compression |
descent or increase of water pressure |
| D.A.N. |
Divers Alert Network |
| decompression |
ascent or decrease of water pressure |
| kalimboi |
the Greek name for diving warriors |
| recompression |
reincrease of pressure due to some reason
(usually used for medical treatment) |
| speleology |
(comes from the Greek words “spelation”
– cave and “logos” – science) the science of exploring and studying caves
and their shape, origin, development and microclimate |
