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decompression
[ dee-kuhm-presh-uhn ]
noun
- the gradual reduction in atmospheric pressure experienced by divers, construction workers, etc., after working in deep water or breathing compressed air.
- the act or process of releasing from pressure.
- Surgery. the procedure of relieving increased cranial, cardiac, or orbital pressure.
- a state of relief from pressure; a return to normalcy after a stressful period or situation.
- Computers. the restoration of data that has undergone compression to its original state.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decompression1
1900–05; probably < French décompression. See de-, compression
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