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- 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
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Deflation — Déflation Pour les articles homonymes, voir déflation (homonymie). Ne doit pas être confondu avec désinflation. En économie, une déflation est une baisse de l indice des prix observée sur une période suffisamment longue … Wikipédia en Français
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 — Дефляция – термин используемый для описания ситуации падения общего уровня цен или увеличение покупательной способности денег вследствие уменьшения совокупного спроса, снижения стоимости товаров, ограничения количества денег в обращении. … … Финансовый словарь
Deflation — Deflation, s. Abrasion, Denudation und Wüste … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Deflation — (lat.), die Fortführung der lockern Teile der Erdoberfläche durch den Wind, bes. in Wüsten … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
deflation — index decline, decrease, depression, diminution, disgrace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deflation — 1891, release of air, from DEFLATE (Cf. deflate) + ION (Cf. ion). In reference to currency or economic situations, from 1920 … Etymology dictionary
deflation — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of deflating or being deflated. 2) reduction of the general level of prices in an economy. DERIVATIVES deflationary adjective … English terms dictionary
deflation — [dē flā′shən, diflā′shən] n. 1. a deflating or being deflated 2. a reduction in the general level of prices as a result of a severe decline in economic activity 3. Geol. erosion by the wind: See INFLATION deflationary adj … English World dictionary
Deflation — For other uses, see Deflation (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Disinflation. Economics … Wikipedia
Deflation — Unter Deflation versteht man in der Volkswirtschaftslehre einen allgemeinen, signifikanten und anhaltenden Rückgang des Preisniveaus für Waren und Dienstleistungen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Auswirkungen 1.1 Direkte Auswirkungen 1.2 Indirekte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
