decompression
nounEtymology
From de- + compression.
- derived from compressiō
- borrowed from compression
Definitions
The process of decompressing.
- The decompression of large data files may take a while.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher…
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's…
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
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The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
The neighborhood
Derived
abdominal decompression, decompression bomb, decompression buoy, decompression chamber, decompression illness, decompression party, decompression schedule, decompression sickness, decompression stop, decompression table, decompression trapeze, decompressive, explosive decompression, intrauterine cranial decompression, microdecompression, myofascial decompression
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for decompression. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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