Decompressing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

restore to its uncompressed form

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsmˈeɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛsɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪsmˈeɪɪŋ/.

Examples

decompress data
depressurize the cabin in the air plane
He relaxed in the hot tub

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decompress depressurise uncompress loosen up relax depressurize unbend slow down decompression unwind

Antonyms

compression tense compress pressurize pressurise

Parts of Speech

noun	relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
verb	restore to its uncompressed form “decompress data”
verb	decrease the pressure of “depressurize the cabin in the air plane”
verb	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease “He relaxed in the hot tub”

Word Forms

decompress	verb	decrease the pressure of
decompression	noun	restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
decompressing	noun	relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
relaxant	adjective	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
relaxation	noun	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dekomprimieren

Druckentlastung (insbesondere das allmähliche Zurückbringen einer komprimierten Person auf atmosphärischen Druck)

🇫🇷French

décompression

soulager la pression (notamment ramener progressivement une personne comprimée à la pression atmosphérique)

🇪🇸Spanish

descomprimiendo

aliviar la presión (especialmente hacer que una persona comprimida vuelva gradualmente a la presión atmosférica)

🇮🇹Italian

decompressione

alleviare la pressione (in particolare riportare gradualmente una persona compressa alla pressione atmosferica)

🇳🇱Dutch

decomprimeren

het verlichten van de druk (vooral het geleidelijk terugbrengen van een gecomprimeerde persoon naar atmosferische druk)

🇵🇹Portuguese

descomprimindo

aliviar a pressão (especialmente trazendo uma pessoa comprimida gradualmente de volta à pressão atmosférica)

🇷🇺Russian

декомпрессия

снятие давления (особенно постепенное возвращение сжатого человека к атмосферному давлению)

India

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিকম্প্রেসিং

চাপ উপশম করা (বিশেষ করে একজন সংকুচিত ব্যক্তিকে ধীরে ধীরে বায়ুমণ্ডলীয় চাপে ফিরিয়ে আনা)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

அழுத்தத்தைக் குறைத்தல் (குறிப்பாக அழுத்தப்பட்ட நபரை படிப்படியாக மீண்டும் வளிமண்டல அழுத்தத்திற்குக் கொண்டுவருதல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒత్తిడి తగ్గించడం

ఒత్తిడిని తగ్గించడం (ముఖ్యంగా సంపీడన వ్యక్తిని క్రమంగా వాతావరణ పీడనానికి తీసుకురావడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

डिकंप्रेसिंग

दबाव कमी करणे (विशेषत: संकुचित व्यक्तीला हळूहळू वातावरणातील दाबावर आणणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિકોમ્પ્રેસીંગ

દબાણ દૂર કરવું (ખાસ કરીને સંકુચિત વ્યક્તિને ધીમે ધીમે વાતાવરણીય દબાણમાં પાછા લાવવું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕಂಪ್ರೆಸಿಂಗ್

ಒತ್ತಡವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವುದು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಂಕುಚಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ವಾತಾವರಣದ ಒತ್ತಡಕ್ಕೆ ತರುವುದು)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੀਕੰਪ੍ਰੈਸਿੰਗ

ਦਬਾਅ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਹਤ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਵਾਯੂਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਦਬਾਅ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیکمپریسنگ

دباؤ کو دور کرنا (خاص طور پر دباؤ والے شخص کو آہستہ آہستہ ماحول کے دباؤ میں واپس لانا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减压

缓解压力（特别是使受压的人逐渐恢复到大气压）

🇯🇵Japanese

解凍する

圧力を緩和する（特に圧迫された人を徐々に大気圧に戻す）

🇰🇷Korean

압축을 풀다

압력 완화(특히 압축된 사람을 점차적으로 대기압으로 되돌림)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải nén

giảm áp lực (đặc biệt là đưa người bị nén dần dần trở lại áp suất khí quyển)

🇹🇭Thai

คลายการบีบอัด

บรรเทาความกดดัน (โดยเฉพาะการนำผู้ถูกบีบอัดค่อยๆ กลับไปสู่ความกดอากาศ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dekompresi

menghilangkan tekanan (terutama membuat orang yang terkompresi secara bertahap kembali ke tekanan atmosfer)

🇲🇾Malay

penyahmampatan

melegakan tekanan (terutamanya membawa orang yang dimampatkan secara beransur-ansur kembali ke tekanan atmosfera)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فك الضغط

تخفيف الضغط (خصوصًا إعادة الشخص المضغوط تدريجيًا إلى الضغط الجوي)

🇮🇷Persian

رفع فشار

کاهش فشار (به خصوص بازگرداندن تدریجی یک فرد فشرده به فشار اتمسفر)

🇹🇷Turkish

basıncı azaltıcı

Basıncın hafifletilmesi (özellikle sıkıştırılmış bir kişiyi yavaş yavaş atmosfer basıncına geri getirmek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביטול דחיסה

הפגת לחץ (במיוחד החזרת אדם דחוס בהדרגה ללחץ אטמוספרי)

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