depressurize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From de- + pressurize.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/
Verb
depressurize (third-person singular simple present depressurizes, present participle depressurizing, simple past and past participle depressurized)
- (transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
- (intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.
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Translations
to reduce the air pressure within a chamber
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to have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced
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