Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explosive decompression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: ex-plo-sive de-com-pres-sion
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

explosive decompressions (plural)

Questions

What does explosive decompression mean?: A situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.

How to pronounce explosive decompression

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “explosive decompression”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “explosive decompression”.
Repeat and practice — Say “explosive decompression” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.