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decompression

Noun

∙ The process of decompressing.
∙ The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)
∙ The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery medicine

BABYLON ENGLISH
decompression n.
lessening of pressure

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
decompression
decompression
n
1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display [ant: compression]
2. relieving pressure [syn: decompressing]
[ant: compression]

WORDNET 2.0
decompression
Noun
1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
(antonym) compression
(hypernym) decoding, decryption, decipherment
(derivation) decompress, uncompress
2. relieving pressure
(synonym) decompressing
(antonym) compression, compressing
(hypernym) press, pressure, pressing
(derivation) depressurize, depressurise, decompress

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Decompression
Decompression has several meanings:Data decompression, the action of reversing data compressionDecompression (altitude). the reduction of pressure and the related physiological effects due to increase in altitude or other equivalent reduction of ambient pressure below normal atmospheric pressure Decompression (comics), in comic book storytelling, is the stylistic choice to tell a story mainly by visuals, with few wordsDecompression (diving), the reduction in pressure and the process of allowing dissolved inert gases to be eliminated from the tissues during ascent from a dive. Also relating to decompression (diving):Decompression algorithm, one of several algorithms used to compute decompression tables, or the decompression status of a diver in real-time using a dive computer, and for dive planning. These include:Buhlmann decompression algorithmReduced gradient bubble modelThalmann algorithmVarying Permeability ModelDecompression buoy, a buoy that marks a diver's position when doing decompression stopsDecompression chamber, a pressurizable chamber used to prevent and/or treat decompression sicknessDecompression computer, also called a Dive computer or decompression meter, a device used by a scuba diver to measure the time and depth of a dive and compute a safe ascent profile.Decompression practice, Techniques and procedures for decompression used by underwater diversDecompression tables, Printed tabulated decompression schedules used to plan diving decompressionDecompression trapeze, a horizontal bar or bars suspended at the depth of intended decompression stops by buoysDecompression sickness decompression sickness as a hazard in Scuba divingRatio decompression, A method for estimating a decompression schedule for a given set of breathing gases, based on time at depth.Decompression party, a party that occurs after an event or a party to unwind after a stressful periodDecompression (physics), the release of pressure and the opposition of physical compressionDecompression sickness, a condition arising from the formation and growth of bubbles of gas within the tissues of the body during and after depressurizationDecompression theory, The study and modelling of physiological effects of decompression, including the development and testing of decompression algorithmsDecompression (surgery), a procedure used to reduce pressure on a compressed structure, such as spinal decompression"Decompression" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the American television fiction series The Outer LimitsHerniated disc decompression, a form of treatment for Spinal disc herniation, employed by chiropractorsHistory of decompression research and development, History of R&D related to diving and altitude decompressionUncontrolled decompression, catastrophic reduction of pressure in accidents involving pressure vessels such as aircraft
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

decompression

Noun

∙ The process of decompressing.
∙ The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)
∙ The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery medicine

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