recompression chamber

re·com·pres·sion cham·ber

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-kuh m-presh-uh n]
- /ˌrikəmˈprɛʃən ˈtʃeɪm bər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-kuh m-presh-uh n]
- /ˌrikəmˈprɛʃən ˈtʃeɪm bər/

Definition of recompression chamber words

noun recompression chamber hyperbaric chamber. 1

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Origin of recompression chamber

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; re- + compression

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Parts of speech for Recompression chamber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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recompression chamber popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for recompression chamber

noun recompression chamber

altitude chamber — a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given altitude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment.
decompression chamber — 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
hyperbaric chamber — a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors, used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high-oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations.

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