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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-kuh m-presh-uh n]
- /ˌrikəmˈprɛʃən ˈtʃeɪm bər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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.
recompression chamber usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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