Definition of NOVA. : a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years.â noÂ·vaÂ·like \-vÉ-ËlÄ«k\ adjective.ADVERTISEMENT. a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years.
The tutorial All About Inflation has the answers. Deflation Deflation is a general decline in prices, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. Deflation can also be caused by a decrease in government, personal or investment spending.
deflation (countable and uncountable, plural deflations) 1  An act or instance of deflating. ( 2 economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages. ( 3 economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.