flatness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈflætnəs/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English flatnesse, equivalent to flat + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being flat
The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being bland : dullness
- (countable, uncountable) Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
- (countable, uncountable) Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
- (countable, uncountable) slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flatnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (18)
bg гладкост (state of being flat) · es planicidad (state of being flat) · fr planéité (state of being planar) · bg матовост (mattness) · ota دوزلك (state of being flat) · fr planitude (state of being planar) · es matidez (mattness) · de Ebenheit (state of being planar) · fr matité (mattness) · de Flachheit (state of being flat) · fr planéité (state of being flat) · es planaridad (state of being planar) · es planitud (state of being flat) · bg отегчителност (state of being bland) · fr platitude (state of being bland) · es aburrición (state of being bland) · bg планарност (state of being planar) · fr goût de l’évent (lack of bouquet)