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DIVING SUIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diving suit
1, record 1, English, diving%20suit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an item of clothing or device designed for protecting divers from the underwater environment. 2, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modern diving suits can be divided into two kinds: ambient pressure or "soft" diving suits and atmospheric pressure or "hard" diving suits. ... Unlike atmospheric diving suits, ambient pressure diving suits provide no protection to the diver from barotrauma or decompression sickness. ... There are main four types of ambient pressure diving suits: Wet suits ... Dry suits ... Semi-dry suits [and] DiveSkins and Jeans ... 2, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
From the eighteenth century on, an increasing number of inventions addressed two requirements of divers: on one hand, to descend to greater depths, leading to the development of a series of rigid diving suits, and, on the other hand, liberty of movement, which gave rise to a number of parallel inventions, leading up to the autonomous diving suit. 3, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invented the demand regulator and the autonomous diving suit. 4, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diver's suit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combinaison isothermique
1, record 1, French, combinaison%20isothermique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- combinaison de plongée 2, record 1, French, combinaison%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- tenue de plongée 3, record 1, French, tenue%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- habit de plongée 4, record 1, French, habit%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- vêtement de plongée 4, record 1, French, v%C3%AAtement%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- costume de plongée 5, record 1, French, costume%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vêtement de protection utilisé dans les activités nautiques en eau froide. 6, record 1, French, - combinaison%20isothermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Afin de se protéger, la première méthode va consister à utiliser une combinaison de plongée. 7, record 1, French, - combinaison%20isothermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Avant la mise à l'eau, assurez-vous d'avoir une tenue de plongée adaptée à votre conformation. 3, record 1, French, - combinaison%20isothermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue deux types de combinaison : La combinaison mouillée ou «wet suit» est faite d'un caoutchouc mousse poreux. Une petite quantité d'eau peut y pénétrer, mais comme le vêtement est en contact avec la peau, l'air emprisonné dans les pores du caoutchouc conserve la chaleur du corps. La combinaison sèche ou «dry suit» est faite de Nylon ou de caoutchouc mousse laminé, étanche à l'eau. La combinaison en Nylon est ample, donc plus confortable. Cependant, elle doit être bien ajustée au cou, aux poignets et aux pieds pour empêcher toute infiltration d'eau. La moindre fissure laisse passer toute l'eau qui veut bien y entrer et le vêtement perd ses propriétés isolantes. 6, record 1, French, - combinaison%20isothermique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- combinaison de plongeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Buceo (Deportes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- traje isotérmico
1, record 1, Spanish, traje%20isot%C3%A9rmico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- traje de inmersión 2, record 1, Spanish, traje%20de%20inmersi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- traje de buceo 3, record 1, Spanish, traje%20de%20buceo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diving suit
1, record 2, English, diving%20suit
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- frog suit 2, record 2, English, frog%20suit
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A watertight costume for underwater use, connected to the surface or to a diving bell by a tube that provides the wearer with air. 1, record 2, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first diving suit, with a large metal helmet supplied with air through a hose, was invented in the UK by the brothers John and Charles Deane in 1828. 1, record 2, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hamish McIntyre readies the pump for Les McCoss who is diving [in] a frog suit with a Drager submarine escape lung and an air economiser ... 2, record 2, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type of equipment is no longer used. 3, record 2, English, - diving%20suit
Record 2, Key term(s)
- frog-suit
- frogsuit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- scaphandre
1, record 2, French, scaphandre
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de plongée individuel hermétiquement étanche, alimenté en air depuis la surface par une pompe. 1, record 2, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bandit [...] tue son compagnon sans la moindre effusion de sang en coupant le tube d'air de son scaphandre. 1, record 2, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce genre d'équipement ne s'utilise plus. 2, record 2, French, - scaphandre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Buceo (Deportes)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- escafandra
1, record 2, Spanish, escafandra
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- escafandro 1, record 2, Spanish, escafandro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La escafandra clásica consiste en una vestidura de tela impermeabilizada, provista de una junta estanca en las muñecas [...] y de una armadura en la parte superior del torso. A ella se puede atornillar un casco metálico provisto de mirillas, para permitir la visión en diferentes direcciones. 2, record 2, Spanish, - escafandra
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Escafandra autónoma, rígida. 2, record 2, Spanish, - escafandra
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