"decompression" meaning in All languages combined

See decompression on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːkəmˈpɹɛʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decompression.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-decompression.wav Forms: decompressions [plural]
Etymology: From de- + compression. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|compression}} de- + compression Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} decompression (usually uncountable, plural decompressions)
  1. The process of decompressing. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (process of decompressing): 減壓 (Chinese), 减压 (jiǎnyā) (Chinese), Dekomprimierung [feminine] (German), Dekompression [feminine] (German), 減圧 (alt: げんあつ gen'atsu) (Japanese), whakarohatanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-decompression-en-noun-PaPamb39 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 44 42 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 46 38 4 Disambiguation of 'process of decompressing': 72 19 9 1
  2. The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Underwater diving Translations (restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person): 減壓 (Chinese), 减压 (jiǎnyā) (Chinese), Dekompression [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-decompression-en-noun-pl-FwYDm Disambiguation of Underwater diving: 13 56 28 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 52 32 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 48 30 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 44 42 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 53 31 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 55 30 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 13 50 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 46 38 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 50 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 49 34 4 Disambiguation of 'restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person': 0 95 1 4
  3. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-decompression-en-noun-dO9hXNRC Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 44 42 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 46 38 4
  4. (medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-decompression-en-noun-IJPUMQj~ Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abdominal decompression, decompression bomb, decompression buoy, decompression chamber, decompression illness, decompression party, decompression schedule, decompression sickness, decompression stop, decompression table, decompression trapeze, decompressive, explosive decompression, intrauterine cranial decompression, microdecompression, myofascial decompression

Inflected forms

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