infirmity
- n the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
infix
- n an affix that is inserted inside the word
- v put or introduce into something
- v attach a morpheme into a stem word
infix notation
- n a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands
inflaming
- n arousal to violent emotion
- v cause inflammation in
- v catch fire
- v cause to start burning
- v arouse or excite feelings and passions
- v become inflamed; get sore
inflammability
- n the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly
inflammation
- n a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
- n the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation - n arousal to violent emotion
- n the act of setting something on fire
inflatable cushion
- n a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
inflater
- n an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
inflation
- n a general and progressive increase in prices
in inflation everything gets more valuable except money - n (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- n lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- n the act of filling something with air
inflation rate
- n the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
inflation therapy
- n therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
inflationary spiral
- n an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value