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Decompression is an English word with synonyms like compression or decoding. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Decompression in a sentence

Decompression meaning

  1. The process of decompressing.
  2. The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
  3. A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.

Synonyms of Decompression

compression decoding decryption decipherment decompressing press pressure pressing

Related words

Other words often associated with Decompression or its synonyms:

coding push steganography cryptography urgency insistency pushing insistence shrinkage machine part condensation

Using Decompression

  • The main meaning on this page is: The process of decompressing. | The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver). | A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
  • Useful related words include: compression, decoding, decryption, decipherment.
  • In the example corpus, decompression often appears in combinations such as: decompression sickness, of decompression, the decompression.

Context around Decompression

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 14 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sudden 2× simple 1× air 1× calculate 1× standing 1× instant 1× compression 1× diver 1× campaign 1× head 1×

Often after:

sickness 6× insertion 1× tables 1× obligation 1× chamber 1× breath 1× occurred 1× digital 1× treatment 1× throughput 1×

Sentence patterns with Decompression

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a standing decompression breath and 1× a sudden decompression occurred 1× case of decompression sickness occurs 1× causing instant decompression with 171 1× decompression sickness becomes 1× decompression sickness results 1× femoral head decompression which involves 1× for compression decompression digital audio 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a scuba diver 1× a systematic review 1× barnett alleged that 1× codec stands for 1× decompression sickness becomes 1× decompression sickness results 1×

Common sentence endings:

and self interest 1× another five days 1× can hear it 1× distrust other people 1× eight point plank 1× hip from collapsing 1×

Words around Decompression

Just before it in the word index:

decompressing 9 decompresses 5 decompressed 15 decompress 37 decompositions 5 decomposition 226

Just after it in the word index:

decompressor 3 decon 2 deconditioned 2 deconditioning 2 deconference 2 deconfinement 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbasid 68 abdicate 68 adapters 68 adores 68 affliction 68 agassi 68

Corpus analysis for Decompression

  • In this selection, "decompression" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sudden, simple, air, sickness, insertion and tables stand out and add context to how "decompression" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a standing decompression breath and and a sudden decompression occurred. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "decompression" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with decompression

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Everything is refracted through post-campaign decompression and self-interest. (10 words)

Demobilisation, including diver decompression is expected to take another five days. (11 words)

There is none of the decompression that plagues some Netflix adaptations. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Decompression sickness becomes a problem * 1841: First documented case of decompression sickness occurs, reported by a mining engineer who observed pain and muscle cramps among coal miners working in mine shafts air-pressurized to keep water out. (37 words)

I had to go for an emergency operation for a left femoral head decompression, which involves putting screws in my left hip so blood could flow to it in order to save the left hip from collapsing. (37 words)

A scuba diver, for example, must start considering the risk of decompression sickness (“the bends”) when spending extended periods below 10 metres or so; from around 30m down they risk the intoxicating effects of nitrogen narcosis. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A systematic review in 2015 found that three methods of decompression have been used: simple decompression, insertion of a shunt; and removal of the sac.

Decompression sickness becomes a problem * 1841: First documented case of decompression sickness occurs, reported by a mining engineer who observed pain and muscle cramps among coal miners working in mine shafts air-pressurized to keep water out.

The equivalent air depth is used with air decompression tables to calculate decompression obligation and no-stop times.

Decompression sickness results from inadequate reduction in air pressure, following exposure to increased pressure.

Needham, who had been diving for more than a decade when he was struck by decompression sickness, said that ill-fated day in June 2017 was like any other.

Several privately owned vessels, one with a decompression chamber and some with underwater search devices, are also preparing to join the search.

The decompression time was necessary, he said, after prison taught him to distrust other people.

There are two back exercises: a standing decompression breath and the eight-point plank.

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A scuba diver, for example, must start considering the risk of decompression sickness (“the bends”) when spending extended periods below 10 metres or so; from around 30m down they risk the intoxicating effects of nitrogen narcosis.

Barnett alleged that Boeing intentionally used defective parts in its planes and warned that passengers on its 787 Dreamliner might face a lack of oxygen if a sudden decompression occurred.

Toys, phones and clothes were sucked into the night after the plug door 'departed the aircraft' causing instant decompression with 171 passengers aboard Flight 1282 on Friday evening.

Codec stands for compression/decompression: Digital audio is compressed at the source, so the information can be transmitted to the headphone without wires, and decompressed at the destination, so you can hear it.

Demobilisation, including diver decompression is expected to take another five days.

Equipment that could save the lives of people with decompression sickness in Guernsey is "successfully" installed.

Everything is refracted through post-campaign decompression and self-interest.

I had to go for an emergency operation for a left femoral head decompression, which involves putting screws in my left hip so blood could flow to it in order to save the left hip from collapsing.

The incident sparked a desperate scramble by passengers to save the woman from getting pulled out of the plane by the sudden decompression, but she later died and seven others were injured.

There is none of the decompression that plagues some Netflix adaptations.

They are providing specialized spinal decompression treatment to help people like you avoid life-changing problems.

Through Zlib decompression, throughput has been improved for decompressing Zip archives by using a native implementation of Zip.

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Common combinations with decompression

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "decompression" in a sentence?
An example: "A systematic review in 2015 found that three methods of decompression have been used: simple decompression, insertion of a shunt; and removal of the sac." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "decompression" from authentic English texts.
What does "decompression" mean?
Decompression means: The process of decompressing.
What are synonyms of "decompression"?
Common synonyms of "decompression" include: compression, decoding, decryption, decipherment, decompressing, press, pressure, pressing.
How many example sentences with "decompression" are there?
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