depressurizing
Losing internal pressure
Depressurizing is reducing or releasing pressure from an enclosed space.
Aircraft cabins depressurize when seals fail at altitude—a dangerous emergency.
Divers must depressurize gradually when ascending to avoid the bends.
The term applies to any controlled or uncontrolled pressure release: The technician began depressurizing the tank before maintenance.
Reduction of pressure
- ascentUpward movement
- bendsCurves or yields
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
safety stop · buoyancy · scuba · hyperbaric · saturation · tables · dive computer · rebreather
Fluid flow controller
gauge · chamber · pump · seal · tank · system · hydraulic · pneumatic
Two-doored pressure transition space
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
hatch · module · outgassing · astronaut · docking · habitat · microgravity · cabin
Releasing coiled tension
- decompressingReleasing built-up tension
- exhalingBreathing air outward
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- relaxationState of being unwound
unburdening · destressing · letting go · calming down · cooling off · winding down · chilling out
Serious sudden danger
- hazardSource of potential harm
- breachBreaking of agreement
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
evacuation · alarm · exposure · rapid · catastrophic · controlled · failure · warning
decompression
Reduction of pressure
bubbles · safety stop · buoyancy · scuba · hyperbaric · saturation · tables · dive computer · rebreather · oxygen
valve
Fluid flow controller
exhaust · gauge · chamber · pump · seal · tank · system · hydraulic · pneumatic · equalize
airlock
Two-doored pressure transition space
spacewalk · hatch · module · outgassing · astronaut · docking · habitat · microgravity · cabin · seal
unwinding
Releasing coiled tension
- decompressingReleasing built-up tension
- exhalingBreathing air outward
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
relaxation · unburdening · destressing · letting go · calming down · cooling off · winding down · chilling out
emergency
Serious sudden danger
containment · evacuation · alarm · exposure · rapid · catastrophic · controlled · failure · warning · risk
- decompressiondecompress, unzipping, unzip, unpack, extract
depressurizingpressurizing
Applying sustained force inward
compressing · pumping up · inflating · charging · repressurizing
depressurizingsealing
Making impermeable
pressurizing · containing · enclosing · repressurizing · locking down
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