soil deflation

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• deflation — n. 1. the act or process of deflating. [PJC] 2. a fall in the average prices of goods and services; usually associated with contraction of economic activity. Opposite of {inflation}. Compare {disinflation}. [PJC] 3. the reduction of available… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deflation — deflationary, adj. deflationism, n. deflationist, n., adj. /di flay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of deflating or the state of being deflated. 2. Econ. a fall in the general price level or a contraction of credit and available money (opposed to… …   Universalium

• deflation — noun Date: 1891 1. an act or instance of deflating ; the state of being deflated 2. a contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices 3. the erosion of soil by the wind • deflationary adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deflation —    The sorting out, lifting and removal of loose, dry, fine grained soil particles (clays, silts, and fine sands) by the turbulent eddy action of the wind; a form of wind erosion.    GG & GSST …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• deflation — de•fla•tion [[t]dɪˈfleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of deflating or the state of being deflated 2) cvb bus a fall in the general price level or a contraction of available money (opposed to inflation). Compare disinflation 3) gel the erosion of soil by …   From formal English to slang

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• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Steinpflaster — Wüstenpflaster. Der Maßstabswürfel hat die Kantenlänge 1 cm …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   Universalium