Definitions for decompression
ˌdi kəmˈprɛʃ ənde·com·pres·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decompressionnoun

   restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display

2. decompression, decompressingnoun

   relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decompressionnoun

   the reduction of atmospheric pressure experienced by divers rising from deep water to the surface, thus reducing the concentration of dissolved atmospheric gases in the blood; -- especially applied to a gradual reduction of such pressure.

2. decompressionnoun

   the process, analogous to sense 2, undergone by divers in a decompression chamber, in which an artificially high atmospheric pressure is gradually lowered to normal pressure.

3. decompressionnoun

   a return to a normal, more relaxed state after a period of intense stress, psychological pressure, or urgent activity; -- of people.

4. decompressionnoun

   (Computers) the process of converting digitally encoded data from a more compact (compressed) form to its original, larger size. The process of compression and decompression may completely recover all of the original data (called lossless compression), or may lose some of the original data in order to achieve higher degress of compression (lossy compression). The latter is used especially with images or video data, which may be of very large size relative to text, and for which small changes may be imperceptible to the human eye. The JPEG data compression format is a lossy format.

5. decompressionnoun

   the process of experiencing decompression; the act or process of relieving or reducing pressure.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decompressionnoun

   The process of decompressing.

   The decompression of large data files may take a while.

2. decompressionnoun

   The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)

3. decompressionnoun

   The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decompression

   Decompression generally refers to the reduction or release of pressure. In a more specific context, it can refer to various procedures or techniques utilized in different fields: 1) In the field of physics and scuba diving, it can refer to the gradual reduction of atmospheric pressure on the body, especially to avoid the bends (decompression sickness). 2) In medicine, it may refer to a surgical procedure to relieve pressure on an organ or a nerve. 3) In computer science, it is the process of restoring compressed data to its original form. 4) In aviation or aerospace, it can refer to the loss of cabin pressure in an aircraft or spacecraft. 5) In geology, decompression can describe the process of reduced pressure in the Earth’s mantle allowing magma to form. The exact meaning may vary depending on the context it’s being used in.

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1. Decompression

   "Decompression" is the 13th episode of season six of The Outer Limits. It first aired on July 30, 2000.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decompression

   Decompression external to the body, most often the slow lessening of external pressure on the whole body (especially in caisson workers, deep sea divers, and persons who ascend to great heights) to prevent DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. It includes also sudden accidental decompression, but not surgical (local) decompression or decompression applied through body openings.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. decompression

   In personnel recovery, the process of normalizing psychological and behavioral reactions that recovered isolated personnel experienced or are currently experiencing as a result of their isolation and recovery.

Matched Categories

1. • Decoding
   • Relief

How to pronounce decompression?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decompression in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decompression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of decompression in a Sentence

1. Darren Ellisor:

   We were passing through about 32,000 feet when we heard a large bang and a rapid decompression.

2. Shana Alexander:

   A plane is a bad place for an all-out sleep, but a good place to begin rest and recovery from the trip to the faraway places you've been, a decompression chamber between Here and There. Though a plane is not the ideal place really to think, to reassess or reevaluate things, it is a great place to have the illusion of doing so, and often the illusion will suffice.

3. Eric Adams:

   We were seeing anywhere from nine to 10 buses in the city. We saw two in the last few days. We received a call from El Paso. The mayor has stated that he would no longer send buses here to New York due to that decompression strategy.

4. Eric Adams:

   Without a doubt it is unsustainable, and I stated that two weeks ago. I called on the president to do a decompression strategy. We believe that strategy is working.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decompression
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=decompression
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decompression
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=decompression
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf