soft landing

Noun

 * 1)  A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.
 * 2)  A business cycle downturn which avoids recession.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Catalan: aterratge suau
 * Dutch: zachte landing
 * French:
 * German: weiche Landung
 * Italian: atterraggio morbido
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: aterrizaje suave
 * Ukrainian: м'яка́ поса́дка

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

Noun

 * 1)  Sudden or extreme changes in speed.