diving

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: dīvʹĭng, IPA: /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"daIvIN/
• Rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ

Verb

diving

1. Present participle of dive.

Noun

Wikipedia diving (uncountable)

1. The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
2. The sport of jumping head first into water.
3. The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation.
4. (attributively, as a modifier) Of, relating to or used in diving (jumping into water).
5. (attributively, as a modifier) Of, relating to or used in diving (swimming underwater).

Derived terms

terms related to diving as a noun

altitude diving buddy diving cage diving, cage-diving cave diving, cave-diving clearance diving cliff diving, cliff-diving deep diving deep-sea diving diving bell, diving-bell diving board, diving-board diving boat diving chamber diving cylinder diving dress, diving-dress diving event diving helmet diving mask

diving medicine diving plane, diving-plane diving platform diving reel diving reflex diving regulator diving shot diving suit, diving-suit diving support vessel drift diving ducking and diving dumpster diving, dumpster-diving fancy diving fire diving free diving, free-diving, freediving

group diving ice diving kayak diving mammalian diving reflex mud diving muff diving, muff-diving naval diving night diving no clear surface diving Olympic diving open-water diving pearl diving, pearl-diving penetration diving plunge diving police diving professional diving recreational diving

saturation diving scuba diving, scuba-diving skin diving, skin-diving, skindiving skip diving sky diving, sky-diving, skydiving snorkel diving solo diving sport diving stage diving, stage-diving surface supplied diving synchronised diving, synchronized diving technical diving trash diving wreck diving

Translations

action of the verb "to dive"

• Bulgarian: гмуркане (bg) (gmurkane) n
• Finnish: sukeltaminen (fi)
• French: plongement m (corresponding to senses of "to dive" translated by "plonger"), plongeon m (in football, of a goalkeeper)

• Greek: κατάδυση (el) (katáðisi) f
• Russian: ныряние (ru) (nyrjánije) n

sport of jumping head first into water

• Bulgarian: скок във вода (bg) (skok vǎv voda) m
• Catalan: salts m pl
• Finnish: uimahyppy (fi)
• French: plongeon (fr) m

• Greek: καταδύσεις (el) (kataðísis) f pl
• Italian: tuffi (it) m pl
• Russian: ныряние (ru) (nyrjánije) n, прыжки в воду (ru) (pryžkí v vódu) m pl

practice of swimming underwater

• Bulgarian: гмуркане (bg) (gmurkane) n
• Finnish: sukellus (fi)
• French: plongée sous-marine f
• Greek: κατάδυση (el) (katáðisi)

• Italian: subacquea (it) f
• Russian: ныряние (ru) (nyrjánije) n, дайвинг (ru) (dájving) m
• Spanish: buceo m, submarinismo m

attributively: of or relating to the sport of jumping head first into water

See also Derived terms above

• Finnish: sukellus (fi)

attributively: of or relating to the practice of swimming underwater

See also Derived terms above

• Finnish: sukellus (fi)

Adjective

diving (not comparable)

1. That or who dives or dive.

Derived terms

terms derived from diving as an adjective

coastal diving bird diving beetle diving duck diving goiter, diving goitre diving header diving loop

diving petrel, diving-petrel diving-pigeon the Diving Saucer diving spider, diving-spider Law's diving-goose

Translations

that or who dives or dive

• Finnish: sukeltava (fi)

• French: plongeant (fr), plongeur (fr)

See also

• diving stone

Anagrams

• viding