decompressions
Gradual pressure reductions
Decompressions are instances of releasing pressure or returning to normal pressure after being in a compressed state.
The term appears most often in contexts involving divers ascending from depth, where controlled decompression prevents dangerous gas bubbles from forming in the blood.
In computing, decompression refers to restoring compressed files to their original size.
The word also applies figuratively to periods of mental unwinding after stress: I need a few decompressions after back-to-back deadlines.
Upward movement
- stopsCeases to continue
- bendsCurves or yields
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- surfacingComing to the surface
tables · chamber · bubbles · saturation · off-gassing · depth · gradual · safety
Opening a toothed fastener
- extractionAct of removing
- archivesStored historical documents
- filesStored data collections
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
lossless · ZIP · RAR · inflate · codecs · data · restoration · unpacking
Releasing coiled tension
- relaxationState of being unwound
- stress-reliefReduction of mental tension
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
destressing · retreats · downtime · meditation · sabbaticals · recharging · transitions · readjustment
Simple wooden dwelling
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- rapidMoving with haste
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- masksFace-covering disguises
oxygen · pressurization · explosive · aircraft · failure · hypoxia · fuselage · breach
Invasive medical procedure
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- spinalOf the backbone
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
edema · swelling · release · incision · stenosis · vertebral · laminectomy · therapeutic
ascent
Upward movement
surfacing · tables · chamber · bubbles · saturation · off-gassing · depth · gradual · safety · tissue
unzipping
Opening a toothed fastener
- extractionAct of removing
- archivesStored historical documents
- filesStored data collections
algorithms · lossless · ZIP · RAR · inflate · codecs · data · restoration · unpacking · buffers
unwinding
Releasing coiled tension
- relaxationState of being unwound
- stress-reliefReduction of mental tension
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
recovery · destressing · retreats · downtime · meditation · sabbaticals · recharging · transitions · readjustment · vacations
cabin
Simple wooden dwelling
masks · oxygen · pressurization · explosive · aircraft · failure · hypoxia · fuselage · breach · descent
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- spinalOf the backbone
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
nerve · edema · swelling · release · incision · stenosis · vertebral · laminectomy · therapeutic · orbital
decompressionscompressions
Acts of pressing together
pressurizations · pressurizing · compressing · pumping up · inflation
decompressionscompressions
Acts of pressing together
zipping · archiving · compacting · encoding · packing
- decompression sicknessGas bubbles from pressure change
- explosive decompressionSudden violent pressure equalization
- decompression chambersSealed rooms normalizing body pressure
- rapid decompressionSwift atmospheric pressure loss