depressurize

depressurize
transitive verb Date: 1944 to release pressure from • depressurization noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • depressurize — (Amer.) v. decompress, reduce the pressure of gas or air from, release pressure from; make less tense (also depressurise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • depressurize — [dē presh′ər īz΄] vt. depressurized, depressurizing to reduce pressure in or eliminate pressure from depressurization n …   English World dictionary

  • depressurize — depressurization, n. depressurizer, n. /dee presh euh ruyz /, v., depressurized, depressurizing. v.t. 1. to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft). 2. to relieve the tensions of; cause to relax: A… …   Universalium

  • depressurize — verb a) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber. b) To have the pressure of ones environmental atmosphere reduced. Syn: decompress …   Wiktionary

  • depressurize — or depressurise verb release the pressure inside (a compartment or container). Derivatives depressurization noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • depressurize — de·pressurize …   English syllables

  • depressurize — de•pres•sur•ize [[t]diˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb ars to remove the air pressure from 2) cvb ars to lose air pressure • Etymology: 1940–45 de•pres sur•i•za′tion, n. de•pres′sur•iz er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • depressurize — v.tr. (also ise) cause an appreciable drop in the pressure of the gas inside (a container), esp. to the ambient level. Derivatives: depressurization n …   Useful english dictionary

  • DEPRESS — Depressurize NASA …   Acronyms

  • DEPRESS — Depressurize ( > NASA Acronym List ) …   Acronyms von A bis Z

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