underwater habitat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderwaterandhabitat
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underwater
adjective
adverb
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈwɔː.tər/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
under the surface of the water, especially under the surface of ...
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habitat
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/us/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/
the natural environment in which an animal or plant ...
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Her works combine the traditions of body art, extreme performance art and human factors withunderwaterhabitatand professional diving technologies.
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This has not only impacted theunderwaterhabitat, but also the livelihoods of the local people who depend on fishing as their main source of income.
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Bottom-trawling vessels also disrupt the wolffish's rockyunderwaterhabitatwhen they drag large nets across the ocean floor, with heavy weights holding the nets to the ocean bottom.
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They have been used almost exclusively for research and exploration, but in recent years at least oneunderwaterhabitathas been provided for recreation and tourism.
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Usually this is done in anunderwaterhabitaton the seafloor for a period equal to or greater than 24 continuous hours without returning to the surface.
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Despite physically being the least fit to be in theunderwaterhabitat, he is arguably the most level-headed of the group, though even he exhibits moments of irrationality.
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Anunderwaterhabitathas to meet the needs of human physiology and provide suitable environmental conditions, and the one which is most critical is breathing air of suitable quality.
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If the diver is to be working at extreme depths for a long period, the diver may live in a specialunderwaterhabitatcalled a diving chamber.
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This common design is called a lock-out chamber, and is used in submarines, submersibles, and underwater habitats as well as diving chambers.
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Most early underwater habitats lacked regenerative systems for air, water, food, electricity, and other resources.
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However, recently some new underwater habitats allow for these resources to be delivered using pipes, or generated within the habitat, rather than manually delivered.
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There are many activities that could destroy these underwater habitats.
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Numerous underwater habitats have been designed, built and used around the world since the early 1960s, either by private individuals or by government agencies.
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Much of the science covering underwater habitats and their technology designed to meet human requirements is shared with diving, diving bells, submersible vehicles and submarines, and spacecraft.
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Fife was also a hyperbaric medicine specialist who was known for his pioneering research on pressurized environments ranging from high altitude to underwater habitats.
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Such settlements may be seasteads floating on the surface of the water, or exist as underwater habitats secured to the ocean floor, or in an intermediate position.
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