depressurizes
Lets air escape
Depressurizes means to release or reduce pressure in an enclosed space.
Aircraft cabins depressurize when seals fail at high altitude—a dangerous emergency.
Divers depressurize gradually to avoid the bends.
The word applies to any sealed system: The technician depressurized the fuel line before making repairs.
Simple wooden dwelling
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- oxygen masksFacial air-delivery devices
aircraft · cockpit · fuselage · rapid · decompression · flight · passengers · pilots
Enclosed room or cavity
- valveFluid flow controller
- tankLarge storage vessel
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- systemConnected parts forming whole
gauge · release · vent · hydraulic · pneumatic · cylinder · reactor · containment
Absence of matter
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
sealed · controlled · pump · torr · pascals · equilibrium · gas · molecules
Upward movement
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- bendsCurves or yields
- surfacingComing to the surface
regulator · depth · equalization · barotrauma · saturation · hyperbaric · stops · bubbles
cabin
Simple wooden dwelling
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- descentDownward slope or lineage
oxygen masks · aircraft · cockpit · fuselage · rapid · decompression · flight · passengers · pilots · emergency landing
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
system · gauge · release · vent · hydraulic · pneumatic · cylinder · reactor · containment · safety
vacuum
Absence of matter
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
laboratory · sealed · controlled · pump · torr · pascals · equilibrium · gas · molecules · entropy
ascent
Upward movement
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- bendsCurves or yields
surfacing · regulator · depth · equalization · barotrauma · saturation · hyperbaric · stops · bubbles · tissues
depressurizespressurizes
Applies force throughout
repressurizes · pressurises · inflates · pumps up · compresses
- rapid depressurizationSwift loss of contained pressure
depressurization, depressurizing, depressurize, depressurized