flatness — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The state of being flat

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   Esempi

   The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.

2. The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity

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3. The state of being bland : dullness

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4. 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

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5. Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts

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6. slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.

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Sostantivo

1. the property of having two dimensions

   Sinonimi

   two-dimensionalityplaneness

   Termini più generali

   dimensionality

2. a want of animation or brilliance

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   expressive stylestyle

   Esempi

   the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style

3. a deficiency in flavor

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   tastetaste sensationgustatory sensationtaste perceptiongustatory perception

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   it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils

4. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

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   lusterlessnesslustrelessnessmatmattmatte

   Termini più generali

   dullness

5. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

   Sinonimi

   languorlethargysluggishnessphlegm

   Termini più generali

   inactivenessinactivityinertia

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   the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends