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Definition of Decompressed
1. decompress [v] - See also: decompress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decompressed
Literary usage of Decompressed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1904)
"and then quickly decompressed. The cat survived, for the tissue fluids had not
... for some time, and these invariably died when quickly decompressed. ..."
2. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air Diving (1999)
"They should be decompressed according to Treatment Table 6A. In certain cases,
however, a Diving Medical Officer may recommend a shift to Table 4. ..."
3. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"During blowup, the diver exceeds the rate of ascent (25 ft/min (8 m/min)) that
must be maintained to be decompressed successfully at the surface. ..."
4. Respiration by John Scott Haldane (1922)
"He was then gradually decompressed to 20 Ibs. in about ij4 hours, ... At last he
was very gradually decompressed in about 3 hours in spite of the pain. ..."
5. The Design of Masonry Structures and Foundations by Clement Clarence Williams (1922)
"At the Metropolis bridge, men worked %-hour shifts under 51 Ibs. per square inch
and decompressed without serious trouble. ..."
6. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"Bert exposed animals to high pressures and then decompressed them in two or three
... A dog was compressed to 8 atmospheres gauge, and decompressed in one ..."
7. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"Most compression algorithms assumed a fully decompressed input. ... Thus broadcasters
would have to support the fully decompressed data rate in at least ..."
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