| NOUN | act | decompressing, decompression | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
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| Meaning | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure). | |
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| Synonym | decompression | |
| Broader | easing, easement, alleviation, relief | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
| Opposite | compression, compressing | applying pressure |
| Spanish | descompresión | |
| Catalan | descompressió | |
| Verbs | decompress | decrease the pressure of |
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