decompression
Definition of decompression
n.
1.
the
process
of
experiencing
decompression
;
the
act
or
process
of
relieving
or
reducing
pressure
.
2.
the
reduction
of
atmospheric
pressure
experienced
by
divers
rising
from
deep
water
to
the
surface
,
thus
reducing
the
concentration
of
dissolved
atmospheric
gases
in
the
blood
; -
especially
applied
to
a
gradual
reduction
of
such
pressure
.
3.
the
process
,
analogous
to
sense
2
,
undergone
by
divers
in
a
decompression
chamber
,
in
which
an
artificially
high
atmospheric
pressure
is
gradually
lowered
to
normal
pressure
.
4.
a
return
to
a
normal
,
more
relaxed
state
after
a
period
of
intense
stress
,
psychological
pressure
,
or
urgent
activity
; -
of
people
.
5.
(Computers)
the
process
of
converting
digitally
encoded
data
from
a
more
compact
(
compressed
)
form
to
its
original
,
larger
size
.
Related Words
compression
,
decipherment
,
decoding
,
decompress
,
decryption
,
uncompress
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