decompress Definition
de·com·press (dē′kəm pres′)
transitive verb
- to free from pressure
- to free (a deep-sea diver, tunnel worker, etc.) from compression or air pressure by means of an air lock
decompress Usage Examples
Object
- file: You will need WinZip, a similar program or a recent version of Windows to decompress the file.
- stream: The intro buffer will contain the first few bytes of the decompressed stream.
- datum: These is no support for compressing or decompressing the image data.
- image: This quickly shows whether the program is working well or not, instead of waiting to decompress images.
- nerve: Surgery to decompress the nerve when all else fails.
- archives: NOTE: Some Linux distributions use the " I " option instead of the " y " option to decompress bzip2 archives.
Modifying Another Word
- automatically: Copying a compressed file from the Windows Setup CD-ROM automatically decompresses the file.
- then: The divers then decompressed on 60 % & 80 % Nitrox.
- not: Check them also with different sound cards: some files may not decompress with certain items of hardware or certain versions of software.
- correctly: After the Linux Kernel image has been decompressed correctly, the " OK, booting the kernel.
- once: The key thing is that, once decompressed, the image is restored to its original condition.
- also: This utility also decompresses files that were originally compressed using PK ZIP or other formats.
Preposition: in
comfort: Once each pair of divers is in position shallow support then arranges the station to allow the divers to decompress in comfort.
Browse dictionary entries near decompress
- ‹ decompound
- ‹ decomposition
- ‹ decompose
- ‹ decompensation
- ‹ decommission
- ‹ decolorize
- ‹ decolonization
- ‹ decollate
- ‹ decoder
- ‹ decode

