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PRONUNCIATION OF DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

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Decompression chamber is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decompression chamber

Diving chamber

A diving chamber has two main functions: ▪ as a simpler form of submersible vessel to take divers underwater and to provide a temporary base and retrieval system in the depths; ▪ as a land or ship-based hyperbaric chamber to artificially reproduce the hyperbaric conditions under the sea for diving-related and non-diving medical applications such as hyperbaric medicine).

Definition of decompression chamber in the English dictionary

The definition of decompression chamber in the dictionary is a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

decompartmentalization
decompartmentalize
decompensate
decompensation
decomplex
decomposability
decomposable
decompose
decomposed
decomposer
decomposite
decomposition
decompound
decompoundable
decompress
decompression
decompression illness
decompression sickness
decompressive
decompressor

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

air chamber
amber
antechamber
camber
chamber
clamber
climber
cloud chamber
combustion chamber
council chamber
echo chamber
gas chamber
ionization chamber
jamber
lamber
lower chamber
magma chamber
reaction chamber
second chamber
torture chamber
upper chamber

Synonyms and antonyms of decompression chamber in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «decompression chamber» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

Find out the translation of decompression chamber to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decompression chamber from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decompression chamber» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

减压室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cámara de descompresión
570 millions of speakers

English

decompression chamber
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decompression चैम्बर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرفة إزالة الضغط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декомпрессионная камера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

câmara de descompressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম্প্রেসশন চেম্বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chambre de décompression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ruang penyahmampatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dekompressionskammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

減圧室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감압 실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamar dekompresi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồng nén
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிகம்பரஷ்ஷன் அறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डीक्रेम्शनियन चेंबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dekompresyon odası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

camera di decompressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komora dekompresyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декомпрессионная камера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cameră de decompresie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θάλαμο αποσυμπίεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dekompressie kamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dekompressionskammare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekompresjonskammeret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decompression chamber

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER»

The term «decompression chamber» is normally little used and occupies the 134.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decompression chamber» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decompression chamber» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decompression chamber

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER»

Discover the use of decompression chamber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decompression chamber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition
Special Decompression Chamber A special decompression chamber, of sufficient size to accommodate the entire force of employees being decompressed at the end of a shift, is to be provided whenever the regularly established working ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 2006
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The Simple Guide to Commercial Diving
working below 80 FSW in the U.S.A. The interior of a double-lock decompression chamber does not provide. pression dives or in the propeller of any vessel that happens to pass through the dive site. The umbilical must be treated with re- ...
Robert W. Christensen, 2004
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Engineering and Health in Compressed Air Work: Proceedings ...
5.2 Decompression in the tube Decompression of the pressure crew near the work site can be performed in the lock chamber or after transfer in a separate decompression chamber located near the shield. Decompression in the lock chamber ...
F.M. Jardine, R.I. McCallum, 2013
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(xvii) A special decompression chamber of sufficient size to accommodate the entire force of employees being decompressed at the end of a shift shall be provided whenever the regularly established working period requires a total time  ...
5
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
(B-52455) PAY— ADDITIONAL— DIVING DUTY— INCLUSION OF TIME SPENT IN DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER The provisions of the act of April 9, 1928, as amended, authorizing $5 per hour additional pay to Navy personnel assigned to  ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1946
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Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Proceedings 2013
1926.803 (I) (10) The Special Decompression Chamber "A special decompression chamber of sufficient size to accommodate the entire force of employees being decompressed at the end of a shift shall be provided whenever the regularly ...
Michael A. Diponio, Chris Dixon, 2013
7
Airborne to Chairborne: Memoirs of a War Veteran ...
We were informed that the next day, there is a lecture by a physiologist on a “ decompression chamber test” which we have to attend, after which we have to undergo the “test” itself. What is this test and why is it significant now when we have ...
A. Ahluwalia, 2012
8
Compilation of Regulations Related to Mineral Resource ...
(i.e., handling gear to load, unload, and position the decompression chamber; hoses and piping; a secondary breathing gas supply; a larger primary breathing gas supply; and breathing gases for treatment of decarpression sickness); ...
A. Dewey Acuff, 1981
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Labor, Pt. 1900-1910. ...
(2) For any dive outside the no-decompression limits, deeper than 100 fsw or using mixed gas as a breathing mixture, the employer shall instruct the diver to remain awake and in the vicinity of the decompression chamber which is at the dive ...
‎2010
10
27 CFR Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms: CFR Parts 40-399
(2) For any dive outside the no-decompression limits, deeper than 100 fsw or using mixed gas as a breathing mixture, the employer shall instruct the diver to remain awake and in the vicinity of the decompression chamber which is at the dive ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decompression chamber is used in the context of the following news items.
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Share “See Why This Hidden Texas Gem Tops Family...”
It's as if you enter a decompression chamber allowing you to reset your internal barometer and press pause on reality, if only for a few days. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
James Bond 007: revisiting Licence To Kill
... many, many unpleasant deaths flaunted throughout the Bond series, literally popping someone's head in a decompression chamber is surely ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
3
NRL: what to look out for in round 17
But poor old ANZ out Homebush way – without 50,000 in the joint it has the atmosphere of a decompression chamber in space. It's not that bad. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Korean navy reforms rescue teams after Sewol failures
Led by a captain, each team consists of 15 to 17 deep-sea divers and will operate a 15-seater speed boat, mobile decompression chamber, ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Navy reforms rescue teams after Sewol failures
Led by a captain, each team consists of 15 to 17 deep-sea divers and will operate a 15-seater speed boat, mobile decompression chamber, ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
6
Lucky Alan: and Other Stories by Jonathan Lethem, review: 'subtle'
In “The Empty Room”, a couple keep a sort of decompression chamber in their house: when the going is good, it's a generous place for each to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Decompress at Cameron House on Loch Lomond
You could describe it as a decompression chamber where weary urban dwellers come to unwind and relax in the peace afforded by this ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
8
Swan song for St Abbs lifeboat station
“And after that, I spent six hours in the decompression chamber.” Still, she was lucky: she is alive, and she knows why. “My buddies were ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
9
STEM-oriented students attend camp on Navy base
Juan Carlo/THE STAR High school students look at the decompression chamber at the Underwater Construction Team 2's headquarters at ... «Ventura County Star, Jun 15»
10
100 New Marine Species Discovered in Mysterious 'Twilight Zone'
A second technological advance is the Cal Academy's custom-designed decompression chamber for marine life. Divers can safely transport ... «KQED, Jun 15»

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