decompression
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.
Origin of decompression
1Words Nearby decompression
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How to use decompression in a sentence
Comet impacts excavate huge volumes of Earth’s surface, leading to decompression melting of the mantle, not too dissimilar from popping a cork on a bottle of fizz.
Scientists Have Traced Earth’s Path Through the Galaxy via Tiny Crystals Found in the Crust | Chris Kirkland | August 25, 2022 | Singularity HubA posthumous citation says she tended to a passenger with a decompression injury before the impact that took her life.
Eight Women’s Names Are Among the Thousands on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Here’s What to Know About Them | Francine Uenuma | May 27, 2021 | TimeMoreover, there is no previous reported emergency aboard a 777 on a commercial flight that involved decompression.
Deprived of oxygen by the decompression, the flight test crew had to grab for oxygen masks.
The Exemplary Plane at the Heart of the MH370 Mystery | Clive Irving | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Explosive decompression” where the fuselage breaks apart suddenly and catastrophically.
Why Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Must Have Died Instantaneously | Clive Irving | March 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
However, integrity of the fuselage structure is not an absolute guarantee that an explosive decompression will not occur.
Why Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Must Have Died Instantaneously | Clive Irving | March 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll airplanes are designed with more than enough integrity to prevent what is technically called explosive decompression.
He picked up the phone and called the decompression chamber building.
Warning from the Stars | Ron CockingIf the decompression is not properly effected, the diver will suffer agonies and even death from the so-called "Caisson Disease."
Inventions of the Great War | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondThe decompression was complete and he suffered no symptoms of the "Caisson Disease."
Inventions of the Great War | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondIn fact, there are some who advise decompression for uremia.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldWe have seen marked relief follow a temporal decompression operation.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
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