Definition of deflator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

pressure control

Rare

device or substance that reduces pressure or volume

Rare

The deflator quickly reduced the air pressure in the balloon..

business

TECH.

statistical factor used to adjust economic data

TECH.

GDP is often adjusted using a price deflator to account for inflation..

adjuster

factor

index

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Origin of deflator

Latin, de (down) + flare (to blow)

Examples of deflator in a sentence

He invented a new type of deflator for sports equipment.
The deflator is crucial for accurate economic analysis.
Economists use the deflator to measure real growth.

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French:dégonfleur, déflateur, ...
German:Druckminderer, Deflator, ...
Italian:sgonfiatore, deflatore, ...
Spanish:desinflador, deflactor, ...
Portuguese:desinflador, deflator, ...
Chinese:减压装置, 平减指数, ...
Japanese:減圧装置, 物価調整指数, ...
Arabic:مخَفِّض الضَغْط, مُعامِل الانكماش, ...
Hebrew:מַנְמִיךְ לַחַץ, דֶּפְלֵייטוֹר, ...
Russian:дефлятор, индекс дефлятора, ...
Ukrainian:дефлятор, індекс дефлятора, ...
Hindi:दबाव कम करने वाला यंत्र, मुद्रास्फीति समायोजक, ...
Bengali:ডিফ্লেটর, মূল্য সমন্বয়কারী, ...
Catalan:desinflador, deflactor, ...
Czech:odpouštěč, deflátor, ...
Danish:deflator, prisjusteringsfaktor, ...
Dutch:drukverminderaar, deflator, ...
Greek:αποπληθωριστής, στατιστικός παράγοντας, ...
Hungarian:leeresztő, deflátor, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បន្ថយសម្ពាធ, កត្តាបន្ថយតម្លៃ, ...
Korean:감압기, 디플레이터, ...
Persian:کاهنده فشار, ضریب تعدیل, ...
Polish:reduktor ciśnienia, deflator, ...
Portuguese (BR):desinflador, deflator, ...
Romanian:dezumflător, deflator, ...
Swedish:tryckreducerare, deflator, ...
Thai:เครื่องลดความดัน, ตัวปรับค่าเงินเฟ้อ, ...
Turkish:basınç düşürücü, fiyat deflatörü, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị giảm áp, hệ số điều chỉnh giá, ...

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