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ACTUAL BOTTOM TIME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- actual bottom time
1, record 1, English, actual%20bottom%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ABT 2, record 1, English, ABT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bottom time 3, record 1, English, bottom%20time
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the elapsed time between when the diver leaves the surface to begin the dive and when he/she leaves the bottom or maximumn depth to begin an uninterrupted ascent to the surface to end the dive. 2, record 1, English, - actual%20bottom%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Though saturation diving had been in the thoughts of diving physiologists for years, the experiment demonstrated conclusively that decompression efficiency could be multiplied manyfold by extending bottom time beyond the point at which the body tissues were saturated with inert gas. 4, record 1, English, - actual%20bottom%20time
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- temps de plongée
1, record 1, French, temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- durée de la plongée 2, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20plong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- temps de séjour au fond 3, record 1, French, temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20au%20fond
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Temps compris entre le moment où le plongeur s'immerge et le moment où il commence sa remontée jusqu'à la surface si la plongée ne nécessite pas de palier, jusqu'au niveau du premier palier si la plongée nécessite un ou plusieurs paliers. 2, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les plongées profondes, le temps de décompression est important, et le rendement du scaphandrier, c'est-à-dire le rapport du temps de séjour au fond (donc du temps de travail) au temps total passé pour descendre, travailler et remonter, est très faible pour ce qu'on appelle les plongées d'intervention. 3, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
temps de plongée : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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