"decompression" meaning in All languages combined

See decompression on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːkəmˈpɹɛʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decompression.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-decompression.wav [US] Forms: decompressions [plural]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of 'process of decompressing': 78 15 7 1
  2. The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver). Tags: uncountable, usually 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 53 31 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 13 52 28 7 Disambiguation of 'restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person': 3 80 14 3
  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
  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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