décompression
French, noun/de.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
décompression is spelled D-É-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Décompression is a French feminine noun meaning “decompression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de décompresser, diminution de la pression”.
What does décompression mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedecompression
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de décompresser, diminution de la pression. 2. Détente, relaxation. 3. Opération inverse de la compression de données.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of décompression
- décompressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce décompression?
- /de.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /de.kɔ̃.pʁe.sjɔ̃/
- \de.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to décompression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is décompression in French?
décompression appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).