Flat

Word FLAT
Character 4
Hyphenation flat
Pronunciations /flæt/

Definitions and meanings of "Flat"

What do we mean by flat?

An apartment on one floor of a building. noun

A story in a house. noun

Having a smooth, even surface: synonym: level. adjective

Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth. adjective

Being in horizontal position; lying down. adjective

Being without slope or curvature. adjective

Having a low heel or no heel. adjective

Free of qualification; absolute. adjective

Fixed; unvarying. adjective

Lacking interest or excitement; dull. adjective

Lacking in flavor. adjective

Having lost effervescence or sparkle. adjective

Deflated. Used of a tire. adjective

Electrically discharged. Used of a storage battery. adjective

Of or relating to a horizontal line that displays no ups or downs and signifies the absence of physiological activity. adjective

Of or relating to a hierarchy with relatively few tiers or levels. adjective

An area of level ground.

A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).

A flat tyre/tire.

(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.

(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.

A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.

The flat part of something:

A wide, shallow container or pallet.

(mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.

A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.

A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.

A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.

A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.

A flat sheet for use on a bed.

A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.

A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.

A dull fellow; a simpleton.

(technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.

Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.

An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Flat

The word "flat" in example sentences

To summarize my previous comment, the LT data does not track surface temperature at all well – the LT temperature trend is essentially flat from ~1978 to ~1998, then there is the large 1998 El Nino spike and reversal, and then a ~0.2C step-up which has stayed ~flat for the most recent ~5 years. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Now if, _at the present moment_, this skein were cut with a straight knife at right angles to its length, the cut end would represent the _time plane_ -- that is, the present moment of all -- and it would be the same for all providing that the time plane were flat _But is it really flat_? ❋ Claude Fayette Bragdon (1906)

V. i.112 (241,5) [as fat and fulsome] [W: flat] _Fat_ means _dull_; so we say a _fatheaded_ fellow; _fat_ likewise means _gross_, and is sometimes used for _obscene_; and _fat_ is more congruent to _fulsome_ than _flat_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The term "flat tax" has "almost become a catchphrase for simplifying the tax code," Verenda Smith, senior manager of administration and policy for the Federation of Tax Administrators, cautioned. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Any exemptions, deductions, differential rates, or progressivity would, as a matter of linguistics, preclude the name flat tax. ❋ Arthur B. Laffer (2010)

(Art. Apartment House), the term flat “is usually in the United States restricted to apartments in houses having no elevator or hall service. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

Usually the term flat tax refers to household income (and sometimes corporate profits) being taxed at one marginal rate, in contrast with progressive taxes that vary according to parameters such as income or usage levels. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The jump start provided by Reynolds 'first round-tripper of the year was a much needed shot in the arm for a squad that defined the term flat Friday, according to head coach Rob Coddington. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I use the term flat-earther for those who deny that the UK climate has changed over the past two centuries, and in particular since 1970. ❋ Mike Rivero (2010)

This does not further the debate and I apologise to all for that last rant, including Mr. Porritt who I'm sure is a very nice chap. However when the term flat earth or denialist is used my hackles to tend to get rather raised. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The only thing about this flat is there's no kitchen," she says. ❋ Simon Hattenstone (2010)

Or, they could pay his new 20% rate, which he described as a flat tax. ❋ John D. McKinnon (2011)

I can't tell you why you mentioning a flat is a weird coincidence right now, P, but will in a few days or so. ❋ Newmania (2008)

Coming on down past more rosemary bushes is what we call the flat area. ❋ Unknown (2007)

What needs to change is for mobile operators to shift to what they call a flat data rate package -- a fixed cost each month, meaning we won't have to agonize over every download or upload. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I will give you “drive slow” and a partial on “think different,” but I disagree that “do right” or “hang tough” qualify as examples of what you call flat adverbs a term new to me. ❋ William Safire (2003)

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