flatness
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flatness
- /ˈflætnəs/ US
Rhymes with -ætnəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English flatnesse, equivalent to flat + -ness.
noun flatnesses
- 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.
- The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
- The state of being bland : dullness
- 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
- Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
- slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.
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noun state of being planar
| Español | planaridad |
|---|---|
| Français | planéité, planitude |
| Deutsch | Ebenheit |
noun state of being bland
| Español | aburrición |
|---|---|
| Français | platitude |
noun state of being flat
| Español | planicidad, planitud |
|---|---|
| Français | planéité |
| Deutsch | Flachheit |
noun lack of bouquet
| Français | goût de l’évent |
|---|
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title = {flatness},
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