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Decompression has several meanings, some of which are covered by several articles: Data decompression, the action of reversing data compression Decompression
Decompression
2012 novel by Juli Zeh
Decompression (German: Nullzeit) is a novel by the German writer Juli Zeh, published in 2012 by Schöffling & Co. Sven Fielder is a German diving instructor
Decompression_(novel)
Diving mode and decompression technique
time required for decompression to surface pressure will not increase with longer exposure. The diver undergoes a single decompression to surface pressure
Saturation_diving
Injury due to pressure difference between gas filled space and adjoining tissue
volume involved already exists prior to decompression. Barotrauma can occur during both compression and decompression events. Barotrauma generally manifests
Barotrauma
Surgical procedure relieving nerve pressure
nerve decompression for deep gluteal syndrome pudendal nerve decompression for pudendal neuralgia lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) decompression for
Nerve_decompression
Sinkhole and dive site in South Africa
(4,921 ft) makes this a particularly challenging dive, requiring a decompression schedule equivalent for a dive to 339 metres (1,112 ft) at sea level
Boesmansgat
Stylistic storytelling choice
use of decompression, most notably those who are directly influenced by manga, like Bryan Lee O'Malley. Some French comic books use decompression as a storytelling
Decompression_(comics)
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York
Clive_Cussler
Vascular blockage by air bubbles
usually obvious and may present quite differently from decompression sickness. Decompression sickness: Inert gas bubbles form in the bloodstream if the
Air_embolism
1989 film by James Cameron
Core exits the platform, surprised they are not dead from the sudden decompression. They see Bud walking out of the alien ship, and Lindsey races to hug
The_Abyss
Compact encoding of digital data
to as an encoder, and one that performs the reversal of the process (decompression) as a decoder. The process of reducing the size of a data file is often
Data_compression
Dizziness with sensation of moving or surrounding objects moving
of decompression sickness in 5.3% of cases by the U.S. Navy, as reported by Powell, 2008, including isobaric decompression sickness. Decompression sickness
Vertigo
1987 novel by Michael Crichton
research habitat, and surrounding site. On the surface, confined to a decompression chamber, the trio ponder on what version of their story to tell the
Sphere_(novel)
Science-fiction horror novel by Steve Alten
capture the surviving meg pup as Jonas is taken away to be treated for decompression sickness. They are excited about the opportunity to study this believed-extinct
Meg:_A_Novel_of_Deep_Terror
Medical treatment at raised ambient pressure
as decompression sickness and gas embolism, It is still considered the definitive treatment for these conditions. The chamber treats decompression sickness
Hyperbaric_medicine
Tuberculosis of the spine
decompression and fusion with bone autografts Anterior debridement/decompression and fusion with bone autografts Anterior debridement/decompression and
Pott's_disease
1985 aviation accident in Japan
flying the route suffered a severe structural failure and explosive decompression 12 minutes after takeoff. After flying under minimal control for 32
Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123
1977 adventure film by Peter Yates
were ultimately filmed in underwater sets to eliminate the need for decompression. The film originally had an alternate opening depicting the sinking
The_Deep_(1977_film)
Francis, T James R; Mitchell, Simon J (2003). "10.6: Manifestations of Decompression Disorders". In Brubakk, Alf O; Neuman, Tom S (eds.). Bennett and Elliott's
List of deprecated terms for diseases
List_of_deprecated_terms_for_diseases
1989 James Bond film directed by John Glen
by planting the money aboard the Wavekrest. Sanchez locks Krest in a decompression chamber and cuts the pressure line, causing Krest's head to explode
Licence_to_Kill
Aggressive type of brain cancer
used to help reduce swelling and decrease symptoms. Surgical removal (decompression) of the tumor is linked to increased survival, but only by some months
Glioblastoma
1993 thriller novel by Tom Clancy
simulate deep-water diving conditions; Billy is left to die from severe decompression sickness. The murders draw the attention of detective Emmet Ryan, who
Without_Remorse
Surgery to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome
called carpal tunnel release (CTR) and carpal tunnel decompression surgery, is a nerve decompression in which the transverse carpal ligament is divided
Carpal_tunnel_surgery
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
RMS_Lusitania
American physician and novelist (born 1940)
to 1971, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He wrote his first novel, Year of the Intern, while serving aboard the Polaris-type submarine USS Kamehameha
Robin Cook (American novelist)
Robin_Cook_(American_novelist)
Bond struggles with him and shoots out a window, creating an explosive decompression, killing Goldfinger. Bond investigates the hijacking of an Avro Vulcan
List_of_James_Bond_films
Autoimmune endocrine disease
exposure or optic nerve compression) are treated with steroids or orbital decompression. In all cases, cessation of smoking is essential. Double vision can
Graves'_disease
1994 novel by Peter Benchley
has already occurred. Chase and his helper lure der Weisse Hai into a decompression chamber and explode him. White Shark was adapted into Creature, a 1997
White_Shark_(novel)
Symptoms resulting from chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral nerve
compression. In this way a nerve decompression can directly address the underlying cause of entrapment. A nerve decompression can either be done by open surgery
Nerve_compression_syndrome
American author and engineer (born 1943)
Russians for the International Space Station, exploring and suffering decompression sickness on the remote Honduran island of Guanaja, writing 'Rocket Boys'
Homer_Hickam
Science fantasy novel series
The Horus Heresy is a series of science fantasy novels set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company Games Workshop
The_Horus_Heresy
British cave diver who specialises in rescues
own diving gear. He developed two closed-circuit rebreather units; this novel technology has been "instrumental in his achieving cave diving depth records
Rick_Stanton
Fictional character created by Hunter S. Thompson
himself – after a diving accident, Thompson had to spend some time in a decompression chamber, and wrote a letter signed "Raoul Duke" in which the pseudonym
Raoul_Duke
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
documented in the semiautobiographical Glide Path, his only non-science fiction novel. Although GCA did not see much practical use during the war, after several
Arthur_C._Clarke
1979 thriller novel by Thomas Block
Pacific Ocean is struck by an errant missile. Due to the effects of decompression and oxygen deprivation, all but a handful of the passengers are incapacitated
Mayday_(novel)
Respiration of oxygen-rich liquid by a normally air-breathing organism
presents many hazards. All surface-breathing animals are subject to decompression sickness, including aquatic mammals and humans scuba-diving. Breathing
Liquid_breathing
1870 novel by Jules Verne
Fiction. pp. 168–177. Acott, C. (1999). "A brief history of diving and decompression illness". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal. 29 (2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Seas
German filmmaker (1902–2003)
portrays Riefenstahl. In 2021, she was the subject of Nigel Farndale's novel The Dictator's Muse. At the 2024 Venice Film Festival, the documentary Riefenstahl
Leni_Riefenstahl
List of terms used in underwater diving and their meanings in context
ratio decompression A technique for calculating decompression schedules for scuba divers engaged in deep diving without using dive tables, decompression software
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_P–S
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
much more limited period. No decompression stops required for deep dives, although it is possible to get decompression sickness, or taravana, from repetitive
Freediving
1964 spy film by Guy Hamilton
the gun, which fires, shattering a window and creating an explosive decompression that sucks Goldfinger out of the plane, killing him. Bond and Pussy
Goldfinger_(film)
2024 film by Fede Álvarez
as its acidic blood melted through Remus's hull, causing explosive decompression. Bjorn attempts to flee with Navarro and Kay on the Corbelan, but an
Alien:_Romulus
2024 video game
to which could potentially breach the ship's hull and trigger lethal decompression. Curly, unable to speak or move after being severely mutilated by the
Mouthwashing_(video_game)
Fictional James Bond villain
Goldfinger's revolver, Bond shoots out a window, causing an explosive decompression. Goldfinger is sucked out of the cabin through the window. With the
Auric_Goldfinger
1968 novel by Arthur Hailey
has suffered major structural and mechanical damage due to explosive decompression caused by the detonation of the bomb brought on board. Mel Bakersfeld
Airport_(Hailey_novel)
Medical condition of lack of oxygen in the tissues
acute traumatic ischemias. It is the definitive treatment for severe decompression sickness, which is largely a condition involving localized hypoxia initially
Hypoxia_(medicine)
1981 film by Peter Hyams
elevator without his spacesuit during a psychotic episode and dies from decompression. Tarlow, another miner, suffers an attack of stimulant psychosis—he
Outland_(film)
2009 novel by Stephen Baxter
simulation, they remove a metal plate from the hull, causing an uncontrolled decompression which kills and injures many passengers. Wilson escapes in a landing
Ark_(novel)
Annual experimental event in Nevada, US
at Burning Man. The Man Burns Tonight: A Black Rock City Mystery, a 2005 novel by Donn Cortez [Don DeBrandt], is set at Burning Man 2003. The 2010 South
Burning_Man
Portable apparatus to recycle breathing gas
lower limits, or set points, and be integrated with decompression computers to monitor the decompression status of the diver and record the dive profile.
Rebreather
Special forces unit of the British Army
miniseries based on the book of the same name by Andy McNab. Red Notice – Novel by Andy McNab, part of his Tom Buckingham Series. SAS: Red Notice – 2021
Special_Air_Service
Tactical scuba diver
Messina henceforth referred to as the Battle of the Straits, employed a novel strategy with strong similarities to modern-day frogmen tactics. In the
Frogman
1982 film by Taylor Hackford
in the grassy areas just south and southeast of Battery Kinzie. The decompression chamber was one of the only sets constructed for the film and as of
An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
was initially at surface atmosphere pressure, so they did not risk decompression sickness (the bends) if they used the rescue hoods to ascend to the
Kursk_submarine_disaster
1930-35 industrial disaster in West Virginia, U.S.
development. 1998: The tragedy was included in Saints and Villains, a 1998 novel by Denise Giardina. 2001: Hawks Nest is also mentioned in a section entitled
Hawks_Nest_Tunnel_disaster
American science fiction television series (2015–2022)
engineering. The show's depiction of stealth technology, uncontrolled decompression, the vacuum of space, and spacecraft propulsion were singled out for
The_Expanse_(TV_series)
Field concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people at work
involvement of employees at all corporate levels. Virtual reality is a novel tool to deliver safety training in many fields. Some applications have been
Occupational safety and health
Occupational_safety_and_health
1962 airliner bombing
masks due to the dense fog that formed in the cabin immediately after decompression. Following the separation of the tail, the remaining aircraft structure
Continental Airlines Flight 11
Continental_Airlines_Flight_11
2025 American film by James Hawes
Hawes and written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli. It is based on the 1981 novel by Robert Littell, which was previously adapted into a 1981 Canadian film
The_Amateur_(2025_film)
American actor and writer (born 1950)
Lauder's "Lauder For Men". Boxleitner is the author of two science fiction novels with a Western setting, Frontier Earth (1999) and Searcher (2001). Boxleitner
Bruce_Boxleitner
1997 film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
and pushes the hybrid towards it. Ripley 8 tearfully watches as the decompression violently eviscerates the creature through the hole and blows its pulverized
Alien_Resurrection
Guyanese actress (born 1952)
Awakening Stacey Episode: "Plastered" The Outer Limits Stranger Episode: "Decompression" Cora Unashamed Ma Jenkins Television film Disappearing Acts Mrs. Swift
CCH_Pounder
September 1975 when two experienced, competent divers... died in a decompression chamber aboard the drilling rig 'Waage II' from what was subsequently
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
Swiss watch manufacturer
no-decompression dives engraved onto its surface. Other watchmakers then introduced similar bezels. The watch can be used to calculate no decompression times
Doxa_SA
1993 novel by Arthur C. Clarke
only came just before he published the novel. Clarke's decision to "decompress" the short story into a novel was influenced by one of Dr. Duncan Steels'
The Hammer of God (Clarke novel)
The_Hammer_of_God_(Clarke_novel)
2025 Scottish television series
Leah Byrne, Kelly Macdonald Join Netflix Series Adaptation Of Danish Crime Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 October 2024. Rice, Lynette (18 August
Dept._Q
1997 film by Paul Anderson
him, shattering the window and blowing himself into space with the decompression. Miller, Starck, and Cooper survive and manage to seal off the ship's
Event_Horizon_(film)
2002 James Bond film by Lee Tamahori
Bond creator Ian Fleming's novels Moonraker (1955) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1965), as well as Kingsley Amis's novel, Colonel Sun. Die Another Day
Die_Another_Day
List of articles related to underwater diving grouped by topical relevance
with inert gas Stage decompression – Decompression during ascent based on decompression stops Surface decompression – Decompression in a diving chamber
Outline_of_underwater_diving
a door plug on one of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes broke and caused decompression post-takeoff, the airline states that they're taking precautions (e
List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies
List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_commercial_parodies
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
brilliant "Culture" science fiction series. — Victor Vescovo In Iain M. Banks' novel The Player of Games, the General Offensive Unit (demilitarised) Limiting
DSV_Limiting_Factor
Garment worn to protect a human in space
studies show that a rapid decompression from 101kPa to 55kPa has an acceptable risk, and Russian studies show that direct decompression from 101kPa to 40kPa
Space_suit
American actor (born 1987)
worth was $18 million. Efron turned to Transcendental Meditation to help decompress after struggling to separate himself from his role as serial killer Ted
Zac_Efron
Medical condition
(September 2004). "[Orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy: a review of techniques and indications]" [Orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy:
Graves'_ophthalmopathy
Pakistani education activist (born 1997)
Aamer Ahmed Khan of the BBC Urdu website and his colleagues came up with a novel way of covering the Pakistani Taliban's growing influence in Swat. They
Malala_Yousafzai
making emergency transmission from Strato Jump III balloon during decompression accident on 1 May 1966; the accident left him in a coma until his death
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
2020 American teen drama television series created by Josh Patel
might have been relevant or even important in a 13-episode season or a YA novel that offered more breathing room." On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season
Outer_Banks_(TV_series)
US military research and development unit
treatment of decompression sickness with the inclusion of oxygen rather than air. Through World War II, work continued on decompression and oxygen toxicity
United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit
United_States_Navy_Experimental_Diving_Unit
Formation of a blood clot in a deep vein
was significantly improved. Afterwards, a first rib resection allowed decompression. This reduces the risk of recurrent DVT and other sequelae from thoracic
Deep_vein_thrombosis
Adequate perception of environmental elements and external events
demands on limited working memory restricting SA for novices and for those in novel situations, but the tremendous advantages of mental models and pattern matching
Situation_awareness
American science fiction film by Barry Levinson
surface as the surface ships return. As Beth, Harry and Norman begin safe decompression, they realize that they will be debriefed and their newfound powers
Sphere_(1998_film)
Genetic disorder involving connective tissue
pneumothoraces are likely to be medical emergencies requiring emergency decompression. As an alternative approach, custom-built supports for the aortic root
Marfan_syndrome
Medical condition
medications, long acting local anesthetic injections and others. Nerve decompression surgery is usually considered as a last resort. Pudendal neuralgia and
Pudendal_nerve_entrapment
Chronic disease of the liver, characterized by fibrosis
established to determine who would benefit from elective surgery for portal decompression. This scoring system uses multiple lab values including bilirubin, albumin
Cirrhosis
2005 aviation accident in Greece
same. Aviation portal Cyprus portal Greece portal 2000s portal List of decompression accidents and incidents 1999 South Dakota Learjet 35 crash 2000 Australia
Helios_Airways_Flight_522
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
12°49′W / 51.0600°N 12.817°W / 51.0600; -12.817. It caused explosive decompression and the break-up of the aircraft in mid-air. The wreckage settled in
Air_India_Flight_182
1990 film by Paul Verhoeven
detonates and creates a breach to the Martian surface. The explosive decompression blows Cohaagen out to the surface where he suffocates and dies. Quaid
Total_Recall_(1990_film)
2010 video game
narration, or with the inclusion of voice acting—the latter requires the decompression and installation of audio data to the PSP storage media, to permit simultaneous
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal_Gear_Solid:_Peace_Walker
Order of reptiles (fossil)
That they dived to some considerable depth is proven by traces of decompression sickness. The heads of the humeri and femora with many fossils show
Plesiosaur
Fictional character in Star Trek franchise
has also continued to be a main character in the Voyager novel relaunch. Some of the novels that prominently feature Seven of Nine include Seven of Nine
Seven_of_Nine
First commercial jet airliner, four-engined
fuselage were subjected to high-altitude flight conditions via a large decompression chamber on-site and tested to failure. Tracing fuselage failure points
De_Havilland_Comet
BBC Scotland crime drama TV series, 2013–
broadcast on BBC One on 10 March 2013, it is originally based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by David Kane. Douglas Henshall starred as DI
Shetland_(TV_series)
1970 film by George Seaton
passengers are seriously injured in the explosion and subsequent explosive decompression, but the pilots retain control of the 707. However, flight control is
Airport_(1970_film)
Chinese actress (born 1996)
[The movie "Too Beautiful to Lie" is scheduled for September 9th, decompression comedy true love heals!]. 搜狐网. 2022-09-01.*"电影《请别相信她》甜蜜定档5月20日 解锁治愈解压真爱体验"
Zhang_Ruonan
Tom and Wendy, the scientist and his wife could live forever. 122 13 "Decompression" Jorge Montesi Story by : Brad Wright and James Crocker Teleplay by :
List of The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)_episodes
2023 monster film by Takashi Yamazaki
inflated under Godzilla to force it back up, killing it through explosive decompression. To enact his plan, Noda has recruited navy veterans to crew disarmed
Godzilla_Minus_One
Canadian astronaut (born 1959)
book in Canada on a Canadian subject. In 2021, Hadfield released his debut novel The Apollo Murders, a thriller set in the Cold War. Sequels entitled The
Chris_Hadfield
Cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit
were vulnerable against the padding oracle attack discovered in 2002. A novel variant, called the Lucky Thirteen attack, was published in 2013. Some experts
Transport_Layer_Security
Term for underground construction workers in New York City
work in pneumatic caissons underwater exposed workers to the risk of decompression sickness upon rapid emergence. In addition to risk of physical injury
Sandhog
American novelist (1925–1993)
an ice cream factory on the outskirts of Paris; it was, he said, his decompression chamber. He attended Harvard University using the GI Bill and was a
Robert_Crichton_(novelist)
DECOMPRESSION NOVEL
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Boy/Male
English American Greek
Descendant of Dorus. Dorian was a character in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray who...
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kerala, Malayalam, Marathi, Newdelhi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Novel; New; Worth Praising; Young; Beauty of Queens; Sweet; Intelligent; Hard Worker; Great: Previlege:; Great
Girl/Female
Hindu
Novel, Creation
Girl/Female
Tamil
Novel, Creation
Boy/Male
Arabic
First Born; Virginal; New; Novel
Girl/Female
Tamil
Novel, Creation
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived by a bush or hedge of hawthorn (Old English haguþorn, hægþorn, i.e. thorn used for making hedges and enclosures, Old English haga, (ge)hæg), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Hawthorn in County Durham. In Scotland the surname originated in the Durham place name, and from Scotland it was taken to Ireland. This spelling is now found primarily in northern Ireland.The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) was a direct descendant of Major William Hathorne, one of the English Puritans who settled in MA in 1630, and whose son John Hathorne was one of the judges in the Salem witchcraft trials. The writer’s father was a sea captain, as was his grandfather, the revolutionary war hero Daniel Hathorne (1731–96). The spelling of the surname was altered by the novelist.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Novel, Creation
Boy/Male
Indian
New, Novel, Innovative
Girl/Female
Hindu
Novel
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of a novel written by Sumitranandan pant
Boy/Male
English Welsh
Cedric was a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe. Possibly derived from a...
Surname or Lastname
English (of Welsh origin)
English (of Welsh origin) : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell).Irish : mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of St. Paul’ (see Guilfoyle).This surname is extremely common in Wales and has also spread throughout England and Ireland. The first recorded occurrence of the surname in its modern form is Roger ap Howell, alias Powell, named in a lawsuit in 1563. He was the grandson of Howell ap John (d. 1535). Snelling Powell, born in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1758, came to America in 1793 and was a successful actor and theater manager in Boston. Later members of the family include the novelist Anthony Powell (b. 1905).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
First; New; Another Name for God; Novel; Primal
Girl/Female
English American Greek
This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel...
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rarity, Rare object, Novelty
Boy/Male
Indian
Young, New, Novel, Innovative, Quite new, Fresh, Modern, A sakta notable for his great leaning and spiritual attainment
Girl/Female
Latin
From France, or free one. Feminine of Francis. Famous bearers: British novelist Frances Burney...
Boy/Male
Indian
Young, New, Novel, Innovative, Quite new, Fresh, Modern, A sakta notable for his great leaning and spiritual attainment
Girl/Female
Tamil
Novel
DECOMPRESSION NOVEL
DECOMPRESSION NOVEL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English Sumor(tūn)sǣte ‘dwellers at the summer settlement’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Pioneer
Girl/Female
German
Shining; Brilliant
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish
From the Land that was Burned; Bear; Courageous; Form of Bernard; Grim Bear; Variant of Barnabas; Son of Consolation
Boy/Male
Indian
Joyful Person
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Hiram, HYRAM means "free-born; noble."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Inner Wisdom
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Thought; Tension
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Golden Victory
Girl/Female
Tamil
Desire
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n.
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
n.
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
n.
The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
a.
Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
n.
Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
v. i.
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
n.
Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
n.
A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
n.
Compression.
a.
Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.
v. t.
To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
n.
The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
n.
The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
n.
A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
n.
The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
n.
The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material.
n.
To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
n.
A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air.
n.
The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
n.
The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.