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DECOMPRESSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
Synonyms:
decompressing; decompression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decompression" is a kind of...):
alleviation; easement; easing; relief (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance))
Antonym:
compression (applying pressure)
Derivation:
decompress (decrease the pressure of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decompression" is a kind of...):
decipherment; decoding; decryption (the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text)
Antonym:
compression (encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required)
Derivation:
decompress (restore to its uncompressed form)
