DECOMPRESSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)