deflation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- wearing hypernym
Related & opposite
- geology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
Types & categories
- economic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- disinflation antonym
- inflation antonym
- deflate derivation
- deflate derivation
- deflationary derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of letting the air out of something
Types & categories
- reduction hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wearing |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disinflation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | inflation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflationary |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | economic process |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | inflation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduction |