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• deflation — deflationary, adj. deflationism, n. deflationist, n., adj. /di flay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of deflating or the state of being deflated. 2. Econ. a fall in the general price level or a contraction of credit and available money (opposed to… …   Universalium

• Tempe Town Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Tempe Town Lake image lake = Pano TempeTownLake.jpg caption lake = Panoramic photo image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Arizona coords = coord|33|25|56|N|111|55|55|W|region:US AZ type:waterbody… …   Wikipedia

• dune lake —     a) A lake occupying a deflation basin as in a blowout on a dune.     b) A lake occupying a basin formed by the blocking of a stream by sand dunes migrating along a shore (e.g., Moses Lake, WA).    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …   Universalium

• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

• Bodélé Depression — The Bodélé Depression (also Bodele), located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Africa, is the lowest point in Chad, [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural hazards v2.php3?img id=13964 Dust Storm in the… …   Wikipedia

• Princeton University — Latin: Universitas Princetoniensis Motto Dei sub numine viget (Latin) Motto in Engl …   Wikipedia

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

• playa — /pluy euh/, n. Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. Cf. dry lake. [1850 55, Amer.; < Sp: shore < LL plagia;… …   Universalium