DEFLATIONS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: a constant deflation of the desert landscape

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of letting the air out of something