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(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.

Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; - said of currency.

The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.

Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; - said of currency.

An increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods resulting in a substantial and continuing rise in the general price level.

Gaseous distension.

State of being puffed up: in finance, the increased issue of a paper currency, not warranted by the security and other circumstances.

Overissue, as of currency.

Distention with air, gas, or fluid.

The act or process of distending with gas.

The state of being inflated. [Lat.]

n. Act of inflating; -the state of being distended with air; -swelling; puffiness; -mental elation; vanity; conceit.

The state of being swelled with wind, flatulence.