Deflation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind

a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsɹˈuːɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/diːflˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/diːflˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsɹˈuːɾᵻd/.

Examples

a constant deflation of the desert landscape

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

disinflation inflation

Parts of Speech

noun	(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind “a constant deflation of the desert landscape”
noun	a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
noun	the act of letting the air out of something

Word Forms

deflationary	adjective	associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
deflate	verb	produce deflation in

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

déflation

(géologie) l'érosion du sol résultant du sable, de la poussière et des roches meubles emportées par le vent

🇪🇸Spanish

deflación

(geología) la erosión del suelo como consecuencia de la arena, el polvo y las rocas sueltas que el viento elimina

🇮🇹Italian

deflazione

(geologia) erosione del suolo come conseguenza della rimozione di sabbia, polvere e rocce sciolte da parte del vento

🇳🇱Dutch

deflatie

(geologie) de erosie van de bodem als gevolg van het verwijderen van zand, stof en losse rotsen door de wind

🇵🇹Portuguese

deflação

(geologia) a erosão do solo como consequência da remoção de areia, poeira e rochas soltas pelo vento

🇷🇺Russian

дефляция

(геология) эрозия почвы вследствие выноса ветром песка, пыли и рыхлых камней.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपस्फीति

(भूविज्ञान) हवा द्वारा हटाई जाने वाली रेत, धूल और ढीली चट्टानों के परिणामस्वरूप मिट्टी का कटाव

🇧🇩Bengali

মুদ্রাস্ফীতি

(ভূতত্ত্ব) বালি এবং ধূলিকণার ফলস্বরূপ মাটির ক্ষয় এবং বায়ু দ্বারা সরানো শিলা

🇮🇳Tamil

பணவாட்டம்

(புவியியல்) மணல் மற்றும் தூசி மற்றும் தளர்வான பாறைகள் காற்றினால் அகற்றப்பட்டதன் விளைவாக மண் அரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతి ద్రవ్యోల్బణం

(భూగోళ శాస్త్రం) ఇసుక మరియు దుమ్ము మరియు గాలి ద్వారా వదులుగా ఉన్న రాళ్లను తొలగించడం వల్ల నేల కోత

🇮🇳Marathi

चलनवाढ

(भूगर्भशास्त्र) वाळू आणि धूळ आणि सैल खडक वाऱ्याने काढून टाकल्याचा परिणाम म्हणून मातीची धूप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિફ્લેશન

(ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર) રેતી અને ધૂળ અને છૂટક ખડકો પવન દ્વારા દૂર થવાના પરિણામે જમીનનું ધોવાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಣದುಬ್ಬರವಿಳಿತ

(ಭೂವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಮರಳು ಮತ್ತು ಧೂಳಿನ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಸವೆತ ಮತ್ತು ಗಾಳಿಯಿಂದ ಸಡಿಲವಾದ ಬಂಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പണപ്പെരുപ്പം

(ജിയോളജി) മണലിൻ്റെയും പൊടിയുടെയും അനന്തരഫലമായി മണ്ണിൻ്റെ മണ്ണൊലിപ്പ്, കാറ്റ് നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന അയഞ്ഞ പാറകൾ

🇵🇰Urdu

افراط زر

(ارضیات) ہوا کے ذریعہ ریت اور دھول اور ڈھیلے پتھروں کے ہٹائے جانے کے نتیجے میں مٹی کا کٹاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通货紧缩

（地质学）沙尘和松散岩石被风吹走而造成的土壤侵蚀

🇯🇵Japanese

デフレ

(地質学) 砂や塵、ゆるい岩が風によって除去された結果として生じる土壌の浸食

🇰🇷Korean

수축

(지질) 바람에 의해 모래, 먼지, 느슨한 암석이 제거되어 토양이 침식되는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm phát

(địa chất) sự xói mòn đất do cát, bụi và đá rời bị gió cuốn đi

🇹🇭Thai

ภาวะเงินฝืด

(ธรณีวิทยา) การพังทลายของดินอันเป็นผลสืบเนื่องมาจากทราย ฝุ่น และหินที่หลุดร่อนถูกพัดพาออกไปโดยลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

deflasi

(Geologi) erosi tanah akibat pasir dan debu serta batuan lepas yang terbawa angin

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalabas ng hangin

(geology) ang pagguho ng lupa bilang resulta ng buhangin at alikabok at mga maluwag na bato na inaalis ng hangin

🇲🇾Malay

deflasi

(geologi) hakisan tanah akibat pasir dan habuk serta batu-batu lepas yang dibuang oleh angin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانكماش

(جيولوجيا) تآكل التربة نتيجة إزالة الرمال والغبار والصخور السائبة بفعل الرياح

🇮🇷Persian

کاهش تورم

(زمین شناسی) فرسایش خاک در نتیجه شن و ماسه و گرد و غبار و سنگ های سست خارج شده توسط باد

🇹🇷Turkish

deflasyon

(jeoloji) kum, toz ve gevşek kayaların rüzgârla taşınması sonucu toprağın erozyonu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דפלציה

(גיאולוגיה) שחיקת אדמה כתוצאה מהסרת חול ואבק וסלעים רופפים על ידי הרוח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deflation'?

The primary meaning of 'deflation' is '(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind'.

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Using 'deflation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deflation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deflation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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