flatter;
flattest
1 a
: lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate - The soldiers were lying flat on the ground.
b
: utterly ruined or destroyed - buildings flat from the blast
c
: resting with a surface against something - Push the chairs flat against the wall.
2 a
: having a continuous horizontal surface - the flat landscape of the prairie
b
: being or characterized by a horizontal line or tracing without peaks or depressions
3
: having a relatively smooth or even surface
4
: arranged or laid out so as to be level or even
5 a
: having the major surfaces essentially parallel and distinctly greater than the minor surfaces
b
of a shoe heel
: very low and broad
6 a
: clearly unmistakable
b (1)
: not varying : fixed
(2)
: having no fraction either lacking or in excess : exact
(3)
of a frequency response
: not varying significantly throughout its range
7 a
: lacking in animation, zest, or vigor : dull - He spoke in a flat, tired voice.
c
: lacking effervescence or sparkle
d
: commercially inactive;
also
: characterized by no significant rise or decline from one period to another
8 a (1)
of a tone
: lowered a half step in pitch
(2)
: lower than the proper pitch
b
of the vowel a
: pronounced as in bad or bat
9 a
: having a low trajectory (see trajectory 1) - made a flat pass that was intercepted
b
of a tennis stroke
: made so as to give little or no spin to the ball
10
: not having an inflectional ending
12 a
: uniform in hue or shade - figures standing out against a background of flat wash
b
: having little or no illusion of depth
c
of a photograph or negative
: lacking contrast
d
of lighting conditions
: lacking shadows or contours
e
: free from gloss : having a nonreflective finish
13
: of, relating to, or used in competition on the flat
14
of a universe
: having a mass such that expansion halts only after infinite time and collapse never occurs
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flatly
adverb
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flatness
noun
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flattish
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\ˈfla-tish\
adjective