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DCS

DCS is the initialism of distributed control system.

DCS is the initialism of detective chief superintendent.

DCS is the initialism of decompression sickness.

Meaning of decompression sickness

Noun

decompression sickness (uncountable, abbreviation DCS)

  1. A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
    • The diver suffered underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of the Italians who, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, had “apparently died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres (164ft)”.2026 May 16, Donna Ferguson, “Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Noun capitalized: DCs

DCs

  1. (plural) plural of DC

Forms of DCS

pluralDCSs
alternative formD.C.S.
alternative formD. C. S.

Questions about DCS

What is DCS the initialism of?
DCS is the initialism of distributed control system.
What part of speech is DCS?
DCS is a noun.
What is the plural of DCS?
The plural of DCS is DCSs.

Words near DCS in the dictionary

  1. DCPM
  2. DCPs
  3. DCR
  4. DCRS
  5. DCRSes
  6. DCS
  7. DCSs
  8. DCT
  9. DCTs
  10. DCU
  11. DCV

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: DCS (page history and authors); DCs (page history and authors); decompression sickness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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