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Soft landing

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle. countable
  2. 2
    Sudden or extreme changes in speed. slang
  3. 3
    A business cycle downturn which avoids recession. countable

    "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."

  4. 4
    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. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of soft land form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

From the beatmania IIDX 2nd style song "SOFT LANDING ON THE BODY".

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