recompressv.

Brit.

/ˌriːkəmˈprɛs/, U.S.

/ˌrikəmˈprɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, compress v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + compress v. Compare later recompression n.

1. transitive. To compress again (in various senses); esp. to increase the pressure of (air or other gas); to increase the gas pressure in (a vessel or chamber) again.

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1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 44 The Lungs are continually, by a reciprocation of contrary motions, like those of a paire of bellows, distended and recompressed.

1811 ‘D. Blair’ Universal Preceptor (ed. 2) xxix. 256 1000 cubic feet of elastic steam can be re-compressed into its original foot of water.

1857 Sci. Amer. 23 May 292/2 There are several large establishments in this city devoted to recompressing cotton.

1924 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 10 409 A side bulb containing mercury which could be drawn out permitted the gas to be expanded and recompressed.

1950 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 33 255 The chamber was recompressed at free-fall rate.

1996 MacUser Sept. 51/2 When BinHex-encoding multiple archives that are already compressed as .sit files, StuffIt stupidly recompresses them.

2002 Sci. Amer. May 82/2 Recompressing the pulse to 100 femtoseconds increases the power to 20 terawatts.

2. transitive. To increase again the pressure of air or other gas acting on (a person or animal); spec. to subject (a diver or pilot) to increased pressure following a spell of decompression; to subject to recompression (recompression n. 2).

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the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > compress, etc. (air, gas, or container)

compressa1676

recompress1873

decompress1905

pressurize1940

depressurize1944

repressurize1947

pressure1961

1873 Chem. News 28 Mar. 147/1 The first idea which occurred was to recompress the animal, in order to re-dissolve the liberated gas.

1899 Lancet 11 Feb. 357/2 Good effects have been obtained by gradually recompressing the patient.

1909 Lancet 30 Jan. 301/1 He was carried into the medical lock and recompressed in a pressure of 20 pounds.

1945 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 28 220 The frogs..were recompressed within 30 seconds.

1951 A. R. Behnke in J. F. Fulton et al. Decompression Sickness iii. 87 Should symptoms recur..recompress the diver to a depth giving relief.

2004 M. B. Strauss & I. V. Aksenov Diving Sci. xiii. 260 The decision was made to not recompress the diver with hyperbaric oxygen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recompress
释义	recompressv. Brit. /ˌriːkəmˈprɛs/, U.S. /ˌrikəmˈprɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, compress v. Etymology: < re- prefix + compress v. Compare later recompression n. 1. transitive. To compress again (in various senses); esp. to increase the pressure of (air or other gas); to increase the gas pressure in (a vessel or chamber) again. ΚΠ 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 44 The Lungs are continually, by a reciprocation of contrary motions, like those of a paire of bellows, distended and recompressed. 1811 ‘D. Blair’ Universal Preceptor (ed. 2) xxix. 256 1000 cubic feet of elastic steam can be re-compressed into its original foot of water. 1857 Sci. Amer. 23 May 292/2 There are several large establishments in this city devoted to recompressing cotton. 1924 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 10 409 A side bulb containing mercury which could be drawn out permitted the gas to be expanded and recompressed. 1950 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 33 255 The chamber was recompressed at free-fall rate. 1996 MacUser Sept. 51/2 When BinHex-encoding multiple archives that are already compressed as .sit files, StuffIt stupidly recompresses them. 2002 Sci. Amer. May 82/2 Recompressing the pulse to 100 femtoseconds increases the power to 20 terawatts. 2. transitive. To increase again the pressure of air or other gas acting on (a person or animal); spec. to subject (a diver or pilot) to increased pressure following a spell of decompression; to subject to recompression (recompression n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > compress, etc. (air, gas, or container) compressa1676 recompress1873 decompress1905 pressurize1940 depressurize1944 repressurize1947 pressure1961 1873 Chem. News 28 Mar. 147/1 The first idea which occurred was to recompress the animal, in order to re-dissolve the liberated gas. 1899 Lancet 11 Feb. 357/2 Good effects have been obtained by gradually recompressing the patient. 1909 Lancet 30 Jan. 301/1 He was carried into the medical lock and recompressed in a pressure of 20 pounds. 1945 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 28 220 The frogs..were recompressed within 30 seconds. 1951 A. R. Behnke in J. F. Fulton et al. Decompression Sickness iii. 87 Should symptoms recur..recompress the diver to a depth giving relief. 2004 M. B. Strauss & I. V. Aksenov Diving Sci. xiii. 260 The decision was made to not recompress the diver with hyperbaric oxygen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1650
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