DECOMPRESSION


Meaning of DECOMPRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di:kəmpreʃ(ə)n ]

1.

Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.

Decompression blew out a window in the plane.

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2.

Decompression is the process of bringing someone back to the normal pressure of the air after they have been deep underwater.

...a decompression chamber.

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