decompression
IPA: dikʌmprˈɛʃʌn
noun
- The process of decompressing.
- 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 compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
- (medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
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Examples of "decompression" in Sentences
- He invented the decompression chamber.
- The treatment is surgical decompression.
- The decompression is transparent and on the fly.
- Modeling is the same for compression and decompression.
- Decompression at the end of the dive may take many days.
- The immediate decompression causes the shellfish to open.
- After the gas switch is made, the actual decompression is performed.
- The explosive decompression does the rest and the creature is no more.
- The men will be treated in decompression chambers to prevent the bends.
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