inflation (redirected from Inflation (economics))

inflation /in·fla·tion/ (in-fla´shun) distention, or the act of distending, with air, gas, or fluid.

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in·fla·tion (n-flshn)

n.

1. Distention with a fluid or gas.

2. The act of distending an organ or body part with a fluid or gas.

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inflation (inflā´shn),

n the act of distending with air or a gas.

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inflation

see teat cup liner.

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carcass inflation

pumping of air under the skin of a carcass of sheep or cattle to facilitate skinning. Universally discouraged, mostly forbidden for meat for human consumption.