Inflation

See also: inflation

English

Etymology

From inflation.

Proper noun

Inflation

1. (cosmology) The inflationary epoch of the Universe, where the size of the space of universe expanded at speeds beyond the speed of light. One of the Ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when most formulations of Big Bang theory start their timelines.

Synonyms

• Age of Inflation
• Epoch of Inflation
• Era of Inflation
• Inflationary Age
• Inflationary Epoch
• Inflationary Era

 

Coordinate terms

• Big Bang
• Black Hole Age / Black Hole Era / Black Hole Epoch
• Cosmic Dark Ages / Cosmic Dark Age
• Heat Death of the Universe
• Radiation Age / Radiation Era / Radiation Epoch
• Recombination
• Reionization
• Stelliferous Age / Stelliferous Era / Stelliferous Epoch

 

Related terms

• anti-inflaton
• anti-inflaton particle
• cosmic inflation
• cosmic inflation theory
• eternal inflation
• inflationary field
• inflationary theory
• inflation field
• inflation theory
• inflaton
• inflaton field
• inflaton particle

 

German

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Noun

Inflation f (genitive Inflation, plural Inflationen)

1. (economics) inflation

Declension

Declension of Inflation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Inflation	die	Inflationen
genitive	einer	der	Inflation	der	Inflationen
dative	einer	der	Inflation	den	Inflationen
accusative	eine	die	Inflation	die	Inflationen

Further reading

• “Inflation” in Duden online
• “Inflation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache