A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price index, usually the consumer price index, over time. The opposite of inflation is deflation. Inflation has affected many economies in various positive and negative ways.
forestry - the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber. undercut - a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall. biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms. silviculture - the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests. stool - (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings.
logging. 1  the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills. 2  Nautical. a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.