verb🔗ShareTo relieve the pressure or compression on something."After a long day at work, Sarah was decompressing by watching her favorite TV show. "physiologymedicinetechnicalphysicsenergyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure."The divers are slowly decompressing in the chamber after their deep-sea exploration to prevent the bends. "medicinephysiologynauticalsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restore (compressed data) to its original form."The computer is decompressing the large file so I can open it and see all the pictures. "computingtechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure."After spending several hours deep-sea diving, the divers are carefully decompressing in a special chamber to avoid getting the bends. "physiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo relax."After a long day at work, I enjoy decompressing by reading a book. "mindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
