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decompositional |
decompound |
decompound leaf |
decompress |
decompressing |
decompression
| decompression sickness
| deconcentrate
| decongestant
| deconsecrate
| deconsecrated
decompression
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun decompression has 2 senses
- decompression(n = noun.act) Array - restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display; Array is a kind of decipherment, decoding, decryption
- decompression(n = noun.act) decompressing - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure); Array is a kind of alleviation, easement, easing, relief
Antonym: compression
Derived form verb decompress1
Antonym: compression
Derived form verb decompress2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
decompression, n.
1 release from compression.
2 a gradual reduction of air pressure on a person who has been subjected to high pressure (esp. underwater).
1 release from compression.
2 a gradual reduction of air pressure on a person who has been subjected to high pressure (esp. underwater).
Idiom
decompression chamber an enclosed space for subjecting a person to decompression. decompression sickness a condition caused by the sudden lowering of air pressure and formation of bubbles in the blood: also called caisson disease, the bends (see BEND 14).
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