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saturation diving

saturation diving noun: a method of deep diving which involves the diver remaining under high pressure for the entire period of a diving operation (as opposed to repeated pressurization and depressurization), resulting in their tissues being fully saturated with dissolved gas. Also the present participle and gerund of saturation dive.

Noun

saturation diving (uncountable)

  1. A method of deep diving which involves the diver remaining under high pressure for the entire period of a diving operation (as opposed to repeated pressurization and depressurization), resulting in their tissues being fully saturated with dissolved gas.

Also used as

saturation diving is also the present participle and gerund of saturation dive.

Questions about saturation diving

What does saturation diving mean?
Saturation diving means a method of deep diving which involves the diver remaining under high pressure for the entire period of a diving operation (as opposed to repeated pressurization and depressurization), resulting in their tissues being fully saturated with dissolved gas.
What part of speech is saturation diving?
Saturation diving is a noun.

Words near saturation diving in the dictionary

  1. saturation dive
  2. saturation dived
  3. saturation diver
  4. saturation divers
  5. saturation dives
  6. saturation diving
  7. saturation patrol
  8. saturation patrols
  9. saturation point
  10. saturation points
  11. saturation temperature

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