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

present participle of decompress

simple past tense and past participle of decompress

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress

(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.

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.

Synonym of cupping (the East Asian practise of forming a vacuum underneath a cup that will break the surface capillaries of the skin under the cup, to treat ailments or increase blood flow to the area)

(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.