transcription, транскрипция: [ mal-ˈthü-zhən, mȯl-, -ˈthyü- ]
adjective
Etymology: Thomas R. Malthus
Date: 1821
: of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (as disease, famine, or war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result
• Malthusian noun
• Mal·thu·sian·ism -zhə-ˌni-zəm noun