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S vs Decompression - What's the difference?

s | decompression |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun decompression is

decompression.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    decompression

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia decompression) (en-noun)
  • The process of decompressing.
    • The decompression of large data files may take a while.
  • The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)
  • (medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery

    • Derived terms

    *decompression buoy *decompression chamber *decompression illness *decompression party *decompression schedule *decompression sickness *decompression stop *decompression table *decompression trapeze