soft landing
nounEtymology From the beatmania IIDX 2nd style song "SOFT LANDING ON THE BODY".
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Slang Sudden or extreme changes in speed.
soft landing
noun1
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.
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Economics, Sciences A business cycle downturn which avoids recession.
- Hopes that the US economy is heading for a “soft landing” were boosted yesterday by the latest job figures, fuelling a rally in stocks and bonds.2023 November 4, Harriet Clarfelt, Jennifer Hughes, “Hopes build for US ‘soft landing’”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
- The IMF said the global economy was gliding towards a “soft landing” after coping with the impact of tough central bank interest-rate action to reduce inflation.2024 January 30, Larry Elliott, “IMF warns Jeremy Hunt against tax cuts in budget”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A form of mass spectrometry characterized by deposition of intact species on surfaces at low kinetic energies which precludes the fragmentation of the incident species.