the deflation of a tire.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
af|fla|tion — «uh FLAY shuhn», noun. = inspiration. (Cf. ↑inspiration) … Useful english dictionary
con|fla|tion — «kuhn FLAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) a bringing or putting together; composing of various elements. b) the result of this. 2. a) the combining of two variant readings of a text into one. b) the combined result. ╂[< Latin cōnflātiō, ōnis <… … Useful english dictionary
de|fla|tion|ar|y — «dih FLAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. of or having to do with deflation: »My present pocket money, at six shillings a week, is dangerously deflationary (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
ef|fla|tion — «eh FLAY shuhn», noun. a blowing or breathing forth; emanation. ╂[< Latin efflātus, past participle of efflāre to blow out (< ex out + flāre to blow) + English ion] … Useful english dictionary
in|fla|tion|ar|y — «ihn FLAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. of or having to do with inflation; tending to inflate: »the inflationary effect of government spending. 2. Astronomy. of or having to do with a model of the big bang theory which postulates that in the first … Useful english dictionary
in|fla|tion — «ihn FLAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of swelling (as with air, gas, pride, or satisfaction). 2. a swollen state; too great expansion. 3. an increase of the currency of a country issuing much paper money. 4. a sharp and sudden rise in prices… … Useful english dictionary
re|fla|tion|ar|y — «rih FLAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. of or inducing reflation: »reflationary measures … Useful english dictionary
re|fla|tion — «rih FLAY shuhn», noun. inflation stimulated to restore business conditions to their level before the recession: »You regard deflation as the danger and a little reflation as desirable? (Punch). ╂[< re + (in)flation] … Useful english dictionary
slump|fla|tion — «sluhmp FLAY shuhn», noun. Economics. inflation accompanied by a steady decline in business and employment: »The $16 billion in rebates and tax credits might be too weak to jolt the economy out of its alarming slumpflation (Time). Stagflation… … Useful english dictionary
stag|fla|tion|ar|y — «stag FLAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. of or characterized by stagflation: »This was discussion of ways in which the antitrust movement could play a part in curing the stagflationary disease the combination of rising prices and rising unemployment… … Useful english dictionary
