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Definition of Decompress

1. Verb. Restore to its uncompressed form. "Decompress data"

2. Verb. Decrease the pressure of. "Depressurize the cabin in the air plane"

3. Verb. Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. "Sam and Sue Decompress"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

Definition of Decompress

1. Verb. (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive computing) To restore compressed data to its normal size. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive informal) To relax. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Decompress

1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decompress

decomposers decomposes decomposing decomposite decomposites decomposition decomposition of movement decomposition potential decomposition reaction decompositional

decompositions decompound decompound leaf decompoundable decompounds decompress decompressed decompresses decompressing decompression

decompression bomb decompression bombs decompression chamber decompression disease decompression illness decompression operations decompression sickness decompressions decompressive decompressor

Literary usage of Decompress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTech (1992)
"... Figure 14-5 Repetitive Dive Flowchart Surface interval greater than 12 hours Decompress according to Standard Air Table or No-Decompression Table. ..."

2. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & Re (1999)
"Decompress to 60 feet on Table 4 Continue and/or extend Current Table/ NOTES: Yes 1. A diving Medical Officer should be consulted if at all possible before ..."

3. Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access by Steven T. Puglia, Jeffrey Reed, Erin Rhodes (2005)
"GIF files will take longer to download, but will decompress quicker and put less ... JPEG files will download quicker, but will take longer to decompress ..."

4. The Mining Engineer (1908)
"The method hitherto recommended for bringing men safely out of compressed air has been to decompress at a slow and uniform rate. ..."

5. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"... be far superior to uniform decompression, in practice it is possible to decompress from high pressures with the uniform method with apparent safety. ..."

6. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"That means that broadcasters would have to decompress, or decode, signals stored on magnetic tape at 300 megabits per second to 1 gigabit per second before ..."

7. Shield and Compressed Air Tunneling by Bertram Henry Majendie Hewett, Sigvald Johannesson (1922)
"Hence it seemed probable that, if it is safe to decompress suddenly from 2 atmospheres of absolute pressure to 1, it would be equally safe to decompress ..."

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