The process of decompressing. / The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).

plural of decompression

(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something. / (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress

simple past tense and past participle of decompress

present participle of decompress

That decompresses.

(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.

plural of decompression bomb

(computing) A usually malicous file with a very high compression ratio, thus expected to consume a large amount of memory and disk space when decompressed.