Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft landing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: soft- -land-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.

Countable

noun

A business cycle downturn which avoids recession.

Countable

noun

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

present participle and gerund of soft land

noun

Sudden or extreme changes in speed.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"The IMF said the global economy was gliding towards a “soft landing” after coping with the impact of tough central bank interest-rate action to reduce inflation."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

soft landings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hard landing

Questions

What does soft landing mean?: A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.
Where does soft landing come from?: From the beatmania IIDX 2nd style song "SOFT LANDING ON THE BODY".

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