repressurizing
Pumping air back
Repressurizing is restoring pressure to something that has lost it.
Aircraft cabins are repressurized after emergency descents.
Divers in decompression chambers may need repressurizing.
The word applies to any sealed system—tanks, pipelines, spacecraft—being brought back to normal operating pressure: They spent hours repressurizing the module after the leak was patched.
Restoring air pressure
- refillingRestoring to capacity
- rechargingRestoring stored energy
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
restoring · normalizing · equilibrium · stabilization · reconditioning · returning
Flow-controlling mechanisms
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- gasketsRings that prevent leakage
- o-ringToroidal sealing element
fittings · manifold · hoses · tubing · pneumatics · hydraulics · actuator · solenoid
Simple wooden dwelling
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
decompression · EVA · spacesuit · fuselage · bulkhead · hatch · ISS · capsule
Serious sudden danger
- hazardSource of potential harm
- breachBreaking of agreement
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
containment · backup · fail-safe · redundancy · precaution · warning · rapid · survival
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
controlled · staged · sequential · protocol · checklist · inspection · certification
reinflation
Restoring air pressure
- refillingRestoring to capacity
- rechargingRestoring stored energy
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
recovery · restoring · normalizing · equilibrium · stabilization · reconditioning · returning
valves
Flow-controlling mechanisms
o-ring · fittings · manifold · hoses · tubing · pneumatics · hydraulics · actuator · solenoid · regulator
cabin
Simple wooden dwelling
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
altitude · decompression · EVA · spacesuit · fuselage · bulkhead · hatch · ISS · capsule · reentry
emergency
Serious sudden danger
evacuation · containment · backup · fail-safe · redundancy · precaution · warning · rapid · survival · rescue
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
gradual · controlled · staged · sequential · protocol · checklist · inspection · certification
repressurizingdepressurizing
Reducing contained pressure
decompressing · venting · deflating · evacuating · letting out air
repressurizingventing
Releasing emotion verbally
depressurizing · breaching · releasing · purging · blowing off
press, pressure, expression, impression, depression, compression, compressed, depressurization, oppression