A tuplet is a group of notes evenly condensed or expanded over a specific duration of time. For instance: A group of three eighth notes may be played within the space of one quarter note. The tuplet sign is normally placed above or below the group of notes outside the musical staff.
After polycentric is the final global marketing form, known as geocentric. Geocentric marketing standardizes products for markets that include entire nations but adapts these products wherever necessary in one complete global strategy.
(redirected from concentric contraction) Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. In a business cycle, the time between the peak and the bottom. That is, a contraction occurs between the end of economic growth and the end of the subsequent recession. Contractions are characterized by layoffs, a decline in GDP, and other negative factors.