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A
absolute pressure
Absolute Zero
ABT (actual bottom time)
ANDL (adjusted no-decompression limit)
AGE (arterial gas embolism)
air
air embolism
anoxia
Archimedes' Principle
argon
atmospheric pressure

B
bar
barotrauma
BCD (buoyancy compensating device)
bends, the
bottom time
bottom timer
bourdon tube
Boyle's Law
buoyancy
burst disk

C
C-card
Celcius
Charles' Law
closed-circuit

D
Dalton's Law
DCS (decompression sickness)
decompression
DIN (Deutsches Institut fuer Normung)
DPV (diver propulsion vehicle)
Doppler ultrasound bubble detector
drysuit

E
exposure suit

F
fill station
first stage
free diving

G
GPS (global positioning system)

H
Half-Time
hydrostatic pressure
hypercapnia
hypocapnia
hypothermia
hypoxia

K
Kelvin

L
lift bag

M
mixed gas

N
nitrogen
nitrogen narcosis
nitrox
NDL (no-decompression limit)
NOAA

O
o-ring
open water
oxygen
oxygen toxicity

P
partial pressure
pony bottle
psi
psia

R
rapture of the deep
RBT
recompression
regulator
RNT (residual nitrogen time)

S
safety stop
salinity
scooter
second stage
SPG (submersible pressure gauge)
stage bottle
strobe

T
TNT (total nitrogen time)
thermocline

V
visibility

W
water pressure
weight belt
wetsuit

 

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