Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of decompressing.
- noun A surgical procedure used to relieve pressure on an organ or part, such as the abdomen, cranium, or spinal cord.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Relief from pressure; specifically, relief from excessive atmospheric or hydrostatic pressure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the process of experiencing
decompression ; the act or process of relieving or reducing pressure. - noun 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.
- noun 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.
- noun a return to a normal, more relaxed state after a period of intense stress, psychological pressure, or urgent activity; -- of people.
- noun (Computers) the process of converting digitally encoded data from a more compact (compressed) form to its original, larger size.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The process of
decompressing . - noun The
restoration toatmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as adiver ) - noun medicine The
relief ofpressure on a body part bysurgery
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
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Examples
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"I'd prefer to stay away from the word 'decompression' in some places because one possible defense is that this word in the statute is ambiguous as applied to what happened to the sheep," wrote Tony Lucchesi, one of the university's attorneys in an Aug. 5 email to a U.S. Navy official.
Group Says School Knew Sheep Research Was Illegal Dionne Searcey 2011
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We are not amazed to see a 1 meg file "become" a 100 meg file when decompression is applied.
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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In regard to raw data, decompression is not lossy.
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With passengers and crew unconscious from cabin decompression, the plane lost radio contact but remained in transponder contact until it crashed.
Think Progress » VIDEO: Rumsfeld Confronted By Soldier Over Equipment Shortages In Iraq 2006
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They will also be addressing psychological injuries -- I mean they will also be addressing psychological issues, going through a period of time called decompression where they'll ask her to talk about her experiences -- Heidi.
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The procedure, called a decompression, would involve removing a small section of bone at the back of White's skull as well as a portion of the top vertebrae, and opening the dura, the outermost membrane that covers the brain, to relieve pressure.
Woman's crushing headache took years to diagnose Sandra G. Boodman 2010
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The traditional surgical treatment is called decompression during which the bone, bone spurs and ligaments that are pushing on the nerves are removed.
Rate of Spine Surgery Soars Jilian Mincer 2011
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The researchers were conducting experiments on an illness known as decompression sickness, or “the bends,” which can occur during deep-sea diving.
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The experiments at the university's Diving Physiology laboratory concerned an illness known as decompression sickness, or "the bends."
U Of Wisconsin Faces Animal Cruelty Charges In Sheep Deaths 2010
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He understood our innate need for rest and decompression, which is why He offered to provide His followers with a place of spiritual refuge when He said, Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
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