verb Download 🔗Share To make something flat or flatter. Examples : "As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To knock down or lay low. Examples : "The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger." action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To lower by a semitone. Examples : "The musician flattened the note, making it sound a little lower. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements. Examples : "The spreadsheet program flattened the two-column list of student grades into a single column of all the scores. " computing math technical structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To combine (separate layers) into a single image. Examples : "The graphic designer finished editing the poster and then began flattening the layers so it could be saved as a single, smaller file. " computing technology media art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act, or the result of making something flat of flatter Examples : "The flattening of the cardboard box made it easier to recycle. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flattened part of something Examples : "The Earth is a sphere that has flattenings at the poles." appearance part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading