decompress

ˌdiːkəmˈprɛs

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Definition of decompress - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

relaxation

intr.

relax and unwind

intr.

After work, she likes to decompress with a book.

relax

unwind

physics

tr./intr.

TECH.

reduce pressure or density of a gas or liquid

tr./intr.

TECH.

The system automatically decompresses the air in the cabin..

deflate

depressurize

technology

tr.

TECH.

restore compressed data to original form

tr.

TECH.

The software can decompress the files quickly.

extract

unpack

unzip

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Origin of decompress

Latin, de (down) + comprimere (press together)

Terms with decompress included in their meaning

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inflate

technology

decompress data that was compressed

unpack

technology

decompress files in computing

unstuff

technology

decompress a StuffIt archive

Examples of decompress in a sentence

Yoga helps her decompress after a long day.
Engineers need to decompress the gas before storage.
The diver had to decompress slowly to avoid getting the bends.
You need to decompress the archive before use.
The program can decompress large files efficiently.

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French:décompresser, détendre, ...
German:entspannen, Druck verringern, ...
Italian:rilassarsi, decomprimere, ...
Spanish:relajarse, descomprimir, ...
Portuguese:descontrair, despressurizar, ...
Chinese:放松, 减压, ...
Japanese:リラックスする, 減圧する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَرْخَى, أَزَالَ الضغط, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְרַוֵּחַ, לְדַקוֹמְפְּרֵס, ...
Russian:расслабляться, снижать давление, ...
Ukrainian:розслабитися, знижувати тиск, ...
Hindi:तनावमुक्त होना, दबाव कम करना, ...
Bengali:আরাম করা, চাপ কমানো, ...
Catalan:desconnectar, descomprimir, ...
Czech:uvolnit se, dekomprimovat, ...
Danish:koble af, dekomprimere, ...
Dutch:ontspannen, druk verlagen, ...
Greek:χαλαρώνω, αποσυμπιέζω, ...
Hungarian:kikapcsolódni, dekompresszálni, ...
Khmer:បន្ធូរអារម្មណ៍, បន្ថយសម្ពាធ, ...
Korean:긴장을 풀다, 감압하다, ...
Persian:خستگی در کردن, کاهش فشار دادن, ...
Polish:zrelaksować się, rozprężać, ...
Portuguese (BR):relaxar, despressurizar, ...
Romanian:a se relaxa, a decomprima, ...
Swedish:koppla av, dekomprimera, ...
Thai:ผ่อนคลาย, ลดความดัน, ...
Turkish:rahatlamak, basıncı azaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:thư giãn, giảm áp suất, ...

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